The world needs more Mordechai Vanunu

Mordechai Vanunu was a former Israeli nuclear technician who revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the press in 1986, and had to undergo severe hardship. This blogger wishes more Mordechai Vanunu from USA, Russia, China, Britain, France, India, Pakistan, N.Korea, Iran…world will be a better place if there are more “traitors”. It will be a charming event if an American or an Indian discloses the secrets as Vanunu did. France a decade back blasted series of bombs and did "up yours" to the world, followed by Indians and Pakistanis. Don't know how but Indians have recently managed "good boy" certificate, some are quite upbeat about it-claiming that India is now powerful. Sure dear.

Although countries like US claim to be epitomizing free speech and freedom this blogger finds it amusing (to say the least) that the same country has capacity to destroy the world many times over and has not taken any steps to eliminate nuclear weapons-nationally and internationally. As I know democratic values don’t go with nuclear weapons, it may sound idealist but that is a fact. You cannot have it both ways: key to nuclear bombs and preaching democracy and values, dictionary term for such an attitude is hypocrisy. It is not a coincidence that all the permanent members of UN are nuclear powers, and they also decide peace around the world. What kind of world is this?. Amazing. If aliens ever land on earth they would laugh away to death. Ludicrous.

Clearly the world is still a very primitive place. And as this blogger moves closer (shall I say observes closely) to these power centers finds it terrifying. The assertion that world is better with nuclear bombs is floated by certain morons at responsible positions adds to the severity of this problem. How can a weapon that eliminates everything in its vicinity and has long term impact on humans and surrounding be justified is beyond me. Also the arguments that some countries have the right to own nuclear bombs while others don’t smack of arrogance which at societal level can be translated to feudal. How can nuclear bombs make world safe?!!!. Clearly it is used for blackmail and bargain by the big powers, the reason why some countries like NKorea are upbeat about it. If this is how they deal then where is the democracy they eulogize?. It is getting really amazing. The world of diplomacy although looks like a charming world of clean people wearing clean cloths and eating clean food is actually about unclean exchanges, they threaten, they arm-twist, and talk like some common thugs!!. There seems to be jungle out there. Terrifying part is our future is dependent on them. Shocking indeed.

Post Script: I came across Mordechai Vanunu's name in Joseph Rotbalt's Nobel Prize speech i was going through few days back. Rotblat also refers to need for Hippocratic Oath for scientists too. Here is part of the speech

"...there are other areas of scientific research that may directly or indirectly lead to harm to society. This calls for constant vigilance. The purpose of some government or industrial research is sometimes concealed, and misleading information is presented to the public. It should be the duty of scientists to expose such malfeasance. "Whistle-blowing" should become part of the scientist's ethos. This may bring reprisals; a price to be paid for one's convictions. The price may be very heavy, as illustrated by the disproportionately severe punishment of Mordechai Vanunu. I believe he has suffered enough.

The time has come to formulate guidelines for the ethical conduct of scientist, perhaps in the form of a voluntary Hippocratic Oath. This would be particularly valuable for young scientists when they embark on a scientific career. The US Student Pugwash Group has taken up this idea - and that is very heartening...".

This blogger has included Nobel org site in the link. It is an amazing site where you get to read about some brilliant people.