THE HUMAN RIGHT TO LIVE WITHOUT TERROR — Draft Charter

negotiations, it should be referred to the International Court of Justice and its verdict should be accepted unconditionally by both the parties. 6. Modern ‘developed’ nations spend trillions of dollars to produce weapons of mass destruction. None of them could, however, make use of the deadly weapons at their disposal. America dropped the atomic bomb only once. Later, despite involving itself in several wars, it could not make any use of the nuclear bomb. The truth is that nuclear weapons can be used only once. Once such destructive weapons have been used, such deterrent factors emerge against their use, that it becomes impossible to employ them again. These weapons have now become a liability: they are no longer an asset for nations that once used to be proud of possessing them. These nations are now left with no option but to abandon them forever. Given this state of affairs, what nations must do is to unilaterally abandon their programmes for weapons of mass destruction. The truth is that in this matter there exists practically no other option. 7. Along with adopting the above strategy, launching an effective and persistent ideological campaign in its support, making use of all modern means of communication, is also indispensable. As we know, today, there are a number of national and international forums striving for the attainment of peace. However, we would not be wrong in saying that their efforts have been marred to a great extent because of their having been politicised. That is why they have produced little or no results. For instance, all big peace prizes are given on a political basis. It is essential that efforts towards the promotion of peace should be separated from political interests, otherwise no such end can be accomplished. o