Modest proposal

NI 412 suggests that there is a narrow window of opportunity for multilateral disarmament. I maintain that it is up to us to build more windows of opportunity for disarmament.

We must first ensure that all politicians have the right mind set. The Democratic Party in the USA gives personality tests to those aspiring to lead, to ensure that they are up to the job.

Next, we must ensure that our politicians keep on track by monitoring their wealth in order to minimise corruption, making sure that their only income is from their job as a politician.

We must then break the strong bonds between politicians and the arms industry. We do this by ending the ability of the arms industry and armed forces to lobby politicians.

At the same time we prevent politicians from profiting from war. They must not be allowed to have stocks and shares in the arms industry or be arms dealers.

Once we have achieved this plan we will find that fewer wars break out and there is more disarmament, as more is done by politicians to prevent wars from occurring.

Andrew Paul Kadir-Buxton

Hatfield, England