The Nuclear Nine

By Richard Greve © -- February 2015
They are the Nuclear Nine – the ones with the Bomb.
They can trigger The End
at any time.
A mad leader, a mistake, miscalculation
buttons are pushed, and, well,
there it isn't. Gone.

Fast death for some,
slow for others.
Those with money might go underground
or maybe New Zealand if the wind
hasn't shifted. Hoping against hope.

Those in the cities have a few minutes to panic
and melt.
In the hinterlands long struggles
with a slower demise,
poisoned milk, nuclear winters
where crops will not grow.
Oh what a deed these mushrooms will do.

 Kids under desks won't be saved
 in their schools,
 nor will they be saved by
fast running moms.

The Nuclear Nine find comfort from silos
loaded with missiles, not maize.
Great security for them
until, of course, the A Bombs strike them too.

Our species is headed there,
fools and madmen we are.
As the Nuclear Nine cling to their bombs
the spark to ignite them will come
sooner or later – unless we wise up, rise up
And save ourselves.

The nine nations with nuclear bombs, in alphabetical order, are: China, France, Great Britain, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, United States. The US government recently approved $350 billion over the next ten years (yes $35 billion a year for ten years) to upgrade our nuclear arsenal. In signing the Non-Proliferation Treaty, our government, along with the other signers, committed us to abolish these weapons. Three counties did not sign to reduce and abolish: India, Israel and Pakistan. North Korea withdrew its signature. Clearly nations are not taking their commitments with any kind of seriousness, and the mainstream media is silent about the whole issue of the Nuclear Nine.
On April 24th-April 26, 2015 the people will mobilize in NYC against the A bombs of the Nuclear Nine.