Stop WW4 – the coming nuclear war

I attended a peace forum 2 years ago and was shattered by the photos showing the killings of civilians in Iran and the Cold War. War is an act of barbarian. Why are women and children always the victims of the war? War is cruel and filthy and filled with sadness and misery. No matter what justifications may be offered, there is absolutely no such thing as a just and correct war. War treats human life as a means to an end and it brings only terrible suffering and unhappiness. That’s why we must always oppose war. All conflicts should be resolved, not with violence and brute force, but with wisdom and sustained dialogue. Real peace is only to be found in the realties of daily life. We must plant the seeds of a fundamental peace in the daily life of individuals, our hearts and inner lives.

“I believe that there is greater power in the world than the evil power of military force or nuclear bombs – there is the power of good, morality, or humanitarianism. I believe in the power of human spirit.” – Linus Pauling

“Peace can never be attained by passively waiting for it. It is necessary for each of us, no matter how weak we feel we are, to build deep within our hearts a stronghold for peace that can withstand, and in the end silence, the incessant calls to war.” – Daisaku Ikeda

“We live in an age of nuclear giants and ethical infants, in a world that has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. We have solved the mystery of the atom and forgotten the lessons of the Sermon on the Mount. We know more about war than we know about peace; more about dying than we know about living.” – General Omar Bradley

Our world in the 21st century is filled with conflict and violence. Increasing tensions on the world scene, escalating terrorism, religious intolerance, relentless environmental degradation and the systematic violation of human rights demonstrate now more than ever the need to understand the diverse roots of conflicts, as well as the links between peace and security, poverty and environmental deterioration.

It is up to us to construct a world without war. Whether we give up on this as an impossible goal, or whether we continue the challenge, however great the difficulties involved – on this the fate of the entire 21st century depends.