Pope Francis warns G7 of “climate of fear and suspicion” among nuclear powers

He Pope Francisco called today “not to underestimate the effects of the persistent climate of fear and suspicion” between nuclear powers that makes dialogue difficult, in a message for the summit of the G7 which takes place in the Japanese city of hiroshima.

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“hiroshima as a ‘symbol of memory’ it forcefully proclaims that nuclear weapons are not adequate to respond effectively to today’s great threats to peace and to guarantee national and international security”wrote the pontiff in a letter to the bishop of that Japanese city, Alexis Mitsuru Shirahama.

The leaders of the world’s seven most industrialized democracies –United States, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy and Japan– hold a summit in Hiroshima, the first city devastated by a nuclear bomb in 1945, in the Second World War.

In the meeting, marked by relations with Russia and Chinathe president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

Francisco, always aware of this issue, warned of the “catastrophic humanitarian and environmental impact that would result from the use of nuclear weapons, but also of “waste due to the misuse of human and economic resources that its production implies”.

“We must not underestimate the effects of the persistent climate of fear and suspicion generated by the mere fact of possessing them (nuclear weapons) that threatens the growth of a climate of mutual trust and dialogue”, he pointed out.

And I add: “In this context, nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction represent a risk multiplier that only gives one illusion of peace”.

Francis, who visited hiroshima in 2019, qualified the choice of this place for the summit of the G7 of “particularly significant” given “the continuing threat of the use of weapons nuclear”.

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During that visit, at the Pa Memorialz, the pontiff said that the warlike use of nuclear energy “Today more than ever it is a crime not only against man and his dignity but also against all possibilities for the future in our common home.”

“And now responsible men and women look to that future with concern, especially after the experience of a global pandemic and the ppersistence of armed conflicts in different regions, including the devastating war that is being fought on Ukrainian soil”wrote.

The events of recent years, he referred, “They have made it evident that only together, in fraternity and solidarity, can our human family try to heal the wounds and build a fair world and peaceful”.

In fact, it has become increasingly evident that in the multipolar world of XXI century The search for peace is closely linked to the need for security and reflection on the most effective means to guarantee it”Francis pointed out.

That reflection -continued- “must necessarily take into account the fact that global security must be comprehensive, capable of embracing issues such as access to food and water, respect for the environment, health care, energy sources and the equal distribution of the world’s goods.

“A comprehensive security concept can serve to patch up the multilateralism and international cooperation between governmental and non-governmental actors, based on a deep interconnection between these issues, which makes it necessary to adopt, together, an attitude of responsible multilateral cooperation.held.

Francisco closed his letter hoping that the summit of the G7 “proof of long-range vision” that “lay the foundations for lasting peace and stable security and sustainable”.

Source: Elcomercio

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