From Jane H. Kavaloski
Dodgeville
To the editor:
As North Korea again detonates a massive nuclear weapon, we must remember that no nation can win a nuclear war.
North Korea's expansion of its nuclear arsenal must be stopped. However, a military action between the U.S. and North Korea could quickly escalate into a confrontation that includes South Korea, Japan, China and Russia and involve the use of multiple nuclear weapons.
There are 15,000 nuclear weapons scattered across this planet. According to CNN, July 7, 2017, if only 100, or less than 1 percent, were used in a regional war, it could cause severe climate disruption, world-wide food shortages and probably a total collapse of civilization.
North Korea's nuclear testing challenges humanity's ability to resolve international conflicts without destroying life as we know it. Please urge Congress and the Administration to fully fund the State Department's diplomatic initiatives and to pursue a dialogue with China, Russia and North Korea on humanitarian, economic and military issues.
This is not a problem that can be solved by the United States alone. We also need to work within the United Nations to address this crisis and to work toward the elimination of nuclear weapons world-wide. Our children and the children of the world deserve to live on a sustainable and nuclear weapons free planet.
Dodgeville
To the editor:
As North Korea again detonates a massive nuclear weapon, we must remember that no nation can win a nuclear war.
North Korea's expansion of its nuclear arsenal must be stopped. However, a military action between the U.S. and North Korea could quickly escalate into a confrontation that includes South Korea, Japan, China and Russia and involve the use of multiple nuclear weapons.
There are 15,000 nuclear weapons scattered across this planet. According to CNN, July 7, 2017, if only 100, or less than 1 percent, were used in a regional war, it could cause severe climate disruption, world-wide food shortages and probably a total collapse of civilization.
North Korea's nuclear testing challenges humanity's ability to resolve international conflicts without destroying life as we know it. Please urge Congress and the Administration to fully fund the State Department's diplomatic initiatives and to pursue a dialogue with China, Russia and North Korea on humanitarian, economic and military issues.
This is not a problem that can be solved by the United States alone. We also need to work within the United Nations to address this crisis and to work toward the elimination of nuclear weapons world-wide. Our children and the children of the world deserve to live on a sustainable and nuclear weapons free planet.
