The Nuclear Family

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THE NUCLEAR FAMILY!

All right! I'm an old granny and I'm probably naive,

But I have to speak out forthrightly and say what I believe.

I don't refer to Mum and Dad, two kids and pussy-cat.

No, the Family I speak of is much more grim than that!

I speak of the 'Nuclear Family' as all those great World Powers

That blithely say to others 'Hands off! The bomb is ours!'

Iran and North Korea may be an awful worry

But they won't discard their nuclear plans, not in any hurry.

But, dare I say it? Silly me! Couldn't the USA

Decide to get rid of all its bombs, yes, throw them all away?

(Well, maybe keep just one in case the others played unfair!)

Surely they cannot need the awful pile that they have there!

Then others with their stock-piles would want to play the game!

And surely those Rogue Nations would want to do the same!

The Bomb has loomed for my whole life (and that is pretty long!)

Will someone please explain to me why this idea is wrong!

HOORAY!
They listened to me!
From the BBC April 24th!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8015897.stm

Quotes:

US and Russian negotiators have begun to work on a new treaty aimed at reducing the number of nuclear weapons.

"We are sure that this treaty could promote confidence and predictability in the world."

The US in particular believes it will give them greater moral and political force against countries with nuclear ambitions such as Iran and North Korea, our correspondent adds.