My people, wetin dey happen for dis world self! The last nuclear weapons control treaty wey dey between US and Russia don finally expire. Na so we enter wahala as peeps dey fear say arms race fit resume again.
Dis treaty wey dem dey call New START, wey dem sign for 2010, na him dey help maintain peace small-smal since Cold War time. But just like say dem no sabi wetin dem dey do, UN Secretary General, António Guterres, don talk say e be like sey we don enter serious gbege as di thing don finish.
According to Guterres, if dem no quickly negotiate another agreement, we fit face world wey no get any limit on how many nuclear weapons dey fly around. E talk am like sey dis kind matter fit lead us to nuclear war, and dat na wetin we no want!
Na dem days when dem sign di original START treaty for 1991, dey don limit di number of nuclear warheads wey any side fit carry. But as the New START treaty expire, na so we dey face more tension. Russia don already talk sey dem go act responsible, but who dey trust dem now?
Even though Trump dey gree say if e expire, no wahala, we go just create beta agreement, many experts dey fear say di situation dey worse. E get as di whole matter dey unfold like movie wey sabi jaga-jaga.
Make we no forget China, wey dey build im own nuclear arsenal like say na competition. Both US and Russia dey feel sey China suppose join dem for any new arms control treaty, but dat won’t go easy.
Dem don say if dem no manage am well, dis new arms race go dey affect everybody and we fit dey stroll enter another katsina jam! Meanwhile, Japan atomic bomb survivors don raise their voice, dey scream sey dem dey fear say nuclear war fit happen. Wetin we go do now to stop dis wahala?
The matter too much, and di signs no dey good. Everybody just dey hope sey di big men for US and Russia fit come together talk things wey go prevent another disaster. As e be now, na to dey watch as di world quench chop dey come.
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