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55.4%ANMag Issue 23 Public Surveillance
Iran Has the Right to Develop Its Own Nuclear Weapons
By S.P. Sharma, Contributing Writer
Mumbai, India – The United States of America, after North Korea, is threatening Iran for developing its nuclear weapons. It has been noted, retrospectively speaking, that the U.S. is not reliable or dependable for one’s own protection. The question that arises is: Would the U.S. have dared to Invade Iraq if it had its own nuclear capability and missile system to retaliate? It only attacks nation which are weak and cannot face the United States' might. Does it have courage to attack China or North Korea, whose crimes or offence is almost like Iraq’s or Iran’s?
In fact, U.S. has cheated and fooled all the nations of the world by flexing its muscles as a “Super Power”. Thus, all nations must develop their own defense system against the U.S. Assessing the present international political scenario, North Korea has not committed any crime in becoming nuclear. Thus, all sanctions on North Korea after its nuclear test are rather, indeed, unjustified. Historical facts have been ignored, and left out, retrospectively and factually speaking. The United Nations' ban on North Korea due to its nuclear test at the best of U.S. is unreasonable, unwanted and unjust. The U.N. should give equal status and treatment to all its member nations. Justice has not been done to North Korea by the U.N. because the punishment in form has been given to North Korea, and the decision is profoundly not impartial, as other nations have gone without any punishment and ban, especially those who have conducted much more tests including the United States. There has been no criticism, ban or warning of any type to such nuclear culprits by United Nations.
Why does the U.S. object and raise great question marks over it? How and why should this country object and protest when the U.S. itself conducted 1030 nuclear tests between 1945 and 1958. The U.S. even used nuclear weapons in the Second World War in Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is high time that it stops dictating terms and conditions to other nations. What authority and creditability does the U.S. have to do so towards other member nations of the U.N.? History records that the United States is the only nation that has used nuclear bombs. After all, the U.S. is not the U.N., and the U.N. is not the U.S.
All members of the U.N. have equal rights and authority. U.S. assumes that since it is a super power, it can behave in any way it likes: it invaded Iraq and toppled its government on the false issue that it possesses weapons of mass destruction, while no trace of those weapons was found. One of its habits is invading any nation: Afghanistan, Bosnia, Serbia and Iraq… Mr. Saddam Hussein has been punished for killing 143 Shiites, while the U.S. has killed much more than that − not only Iraqis but citizens from all over the world. Shouldn’t Uncle Sam be in trial in the International Court of Justice Hague for committing atrocities on innocent people all around the world? Once the number of innocent citizens, that the U.S. has killed, is calculated, the number will definitely exceed the total killings and deaths all over the world by the so-called terrorists.
The United States justifies its actions by claiming that it wants to make the world a safer place and that it is against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It is a well-known fact that the U.S. possesses much more weapons of destruction than that of the entire world put together. But is a well-established fact that North Korea could conduct nuclear tests successfully because of technical know-how, specifically by Pakistani nuclear scientist, Mr. A.Q. Khan, in exchange for missile technology from North Korea. Thus, if the U.S. sincerely wants non-proliferation, it should take severe action against Pakistan. Pakistan is also known to have nuclear information and technology, and it provides this information to Iran and Timbuktu. Besides, it would not be wrong and worth noting that danger and the lack of safety in the world today is due to the United State’s nefarious activities.
Taliban and Ossama Bin Laden were initially helped, aided and nurtured by the U.S., initially in Afghanistan against the Soviets. Now, it wants to control the “monster” it created. Thus, it should put an end to its double standards and hypocrisy as the global champion of democracy, human rights, freedom and dignity. U.S. is known to have attacked and invaded countries which are weak, nations that cannot defend themselves against the might of the U.S. forces and cannot retaliate. Would the United States have attacked and invaded Iraq if it had nuclear weapons or missiles to attack U.S in return, unlike China and North Korea? Would the U.S. dare to attack North Korea or China or any other country possessing nuclear weapons or missiles? The U.S. has supported and embraced military dictator General Pravez Mushraf who murdered democracy in Pakistan for his own selfish motive and interest; it is time that all countries stop looking at the U.S. as a savior of human rights, freedom, dignity and democracy and develop their own deterrent and defense system. This will deter the U.S. to invade any country on its whims, falsely justifying its action. Under these circumstances, North Korea has done the right thing and has taken proper action. Even if Iran takes similar action, it should be supported. After all, the U.S. is not our boss and should stop interfering in the internal affairs of any country and subsequently invading it.
Secretary General of the U.N. should also make strict note of it and should not support the U.S for such an action and should criticize it openly and bravely. After all, member nations of the U.N. have equal rights and authority to autonomously exist, without any interference in their issues. Only the U.N. has the right to protect, guide and look after the welfare of its member countries – the U.S. is not the U.N. Thus, the Secretary General, though belonging to South Korea, a rival nation to North Korea, should manifest his competence, impartiality and bravery to warn the U.S as to refrain from indulging in global adventurism. This will automatically discourage the U.S from invading any nation.