平和のために東大生ができること

Hi! I’m Yasuaki Otake. Last Tuesday, Mr. Takeda(from ministry of foreign affairs) came to our seminar and taught us about “disarmament education”. That was very fantastic and after listening to his talk, two questions occurred to me.

First, ”The negotiations among countries for disarmament will actually lead to world peace? ”

Related to this matter, Mr. Takeda said ”Today, the activities for disarmament are taken all over the world. However, it’s not sure that the disarmament leads to world peace”. And in my opinion, even if many countries disarm, it will not always lead to world peace. It is sure that disarmament seems to be fantastic for people today, but there are not only countries but also many other organizations (like NGO,UN and so on ) which act as the subjects in the world. And the country can’t always control the people in that country. Also, the country can’t always control the whereabouts of weapons cut. Then, after the disarmament, many subjects (including terrorists) may have a mighty military strength and the might of the country may fall down, moreover that may arouse people’s anxiety.
So, that’s why I think so.

Second question is as follows, “About disarmament conference, there is a common humanity?”

Mr. Takeda said, “When we negotiate other countries, we often appeal to the heart of the other party.” However, about the negotiation of disarmament, is it possible? For example, there are many countries which are about to start the war against the next countries, or there are many countries which regard the revenge or the holy war as the humanity. Can we persuade such countries to throw away their weapons? I think it is difficult to appeal to the heart of those who have other senses of values.

Anyway, his talking was very interesting and I got interested in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thank you for your reading.