element 2 : fire

in every decade in the last century there was atleast one major war and innumerable conflicts.

eventhough india is one of the poorest countries it maintains the third largest army in the world.. the only topped by china and russia.

civilians are the main targets in the war.. with systematic killing of civilians in many conflicts in bosnia, kashmir, kosovo, east timor

among the very poor, nutritional deficiencies are handed down from generation to generation like an hereditary disease

africa the worlds poorest continent is host to most number of armed conflicts in the world.

war is the biggest business on the planet. every year billions of dollars are spent on preparation of war.last century was the century of technology and the war machine is so advanced that this world can be put to a end literally by the press of the button.

the united states and russia have about 7000+ nuclear missiles between them each one so powerful that all of the city of new delhi can be wiped out of the map. obviously the world has not learned its lesson since the hiroshima. clearly we have forgotten the pain and suffering caused by the bomb.

nuclear proliferation is a major concern with despots and tyrants in command of nuclear biological and chemical weapons. we live in a very unsafe world. all becuase a few corporations or countries profit from it. there is no such thing as a nuclear deterrent. the stakes and risks of war are increased with the presence of nuclear weapons

we have enough nuclear bombs to blow each and every city on the planet 20 times

but no one has a right to preach anyone to disarm. unless there is a complete and unilateral disarmament by everyone, i don't think that any of the controls are going to work. in this age of terrorism, it is all the more important for the world to renounce nuclear weapons. to ensure that they dont fall into wrong hands, we have make sure that they are destroyed first. because there can never be foolproof securiy.

the cost of war are staggering even amazing is the fact that the debt burden of 20 of the world's poorest countries could be lifted for the cost of just one military aircraft. the choice is obvious.

no one wins a war. everyone is at a loss. it is about time that we realise this. we have had enough of nuclear weapons. only innocent lives are needlessly lost in war for the pride and whims of politicians and the desicion makers. they dont know the true horror because they never have to go to the actual front line to fight. people are being misguided under the name of religion. no religion preaches violence. history repeats itself. so does war. almost every war fought on the planet was fought years ago and for the same reason. that i think is wrong. we call ourselves intelligent animals. then how can we be so dumb not to realise this. for there is no cause in this world that is worth taking the life of other person.

the amount of money spent on disarament is a very small fraction of the money spent on arming us.

children are forced to kill people, participate in wars in africa.. most of the small rebel armies in africa have a very high number of children in them

almost four out of every 10 under-five-year-olds in poor communities have stunted growth and reduced learning capacity

the past century witnessed the most destruction than ever before. with two world wars and innumreable other conflicts.

the world currently uses 4.1 billion pounds (1.86 kgs.) of pesticides a year in agriculture. 60% of all herbicides, 90% of all fungicides and 30% of all insecticides are carcinogenic.

its just another day for you and me in paradise.