88 Year old Robert McNamara had this to say:
The former World Bank president and U.S. defense chief in 1961-68, said the Iran and North Korea situations pose a great danger to world security, especially because "if both countries continue their present programs, other nations will follow." He mentioned Japan and South Korea in east Asia, and Egypt and Saudi Arabia in the Middle East as potential "copycats."
"If the conference fails (to deal with Iran and North Korea), as I predict it will, I think the Security Council and secretary-general should assume responsibility," McNamara said.
He said that as nuclear risks increase, U.N. chief Kofi Annan should recommend Security Council actions to deal with them. The council has the power to impose economic sanctions, for example, or even authorize military force.
Much as I like McNamara since watching 'Fog of War', I have to disagree with his assessments; I don't think Japan is a likely candidate for copycat arming with nukes. Also, I'm not sure how much it's worth playing the blame-game when this conference fails, as inevitably it will. It's not like Kofi Annan can begin to *wear* the consequence of the failure in any sensible way.
- Art Neuro
1 comment:
Well, yeah, right.
My point exactly.
And there's not much killing you can do beyond total global nuclear apocalypse. :)
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