January 26: Fidel Castro has cautioned that the planet is in danger because the world’s top powers have a monopoly over nuclear weapons. The world is in real danger because the US has a monopoly on nuclear arms and they have the nerve to get upset when another country like Iran wants to produce nuclear energy, said Castro. He pointed out that the US has no right to prohibit Iran from the peaceful use of nuclear energy and added that they are now speaking of attacking this Middle Eastern country on the pretext that it represents a threat. Meanwhile, the US has never objected about the nuclear arms that Israel has, Castro said, recalling as well that South Africa once considered launching a nuclear attack against Cuban troops in Angola. The world will disappear if it doesn’t have the courage to condemn the militaristic policies of Bush, who used the appalling 9/11 attacks as a pretext and became so defiant as to speak of the possibility of preemptive attacks on some 60 countries comprised in a list that included European countries such as Holland, Fidel Castro noted. "Not even Hitler said that; Hitler looked for pretexts, but Bush attacks with more audacity and a far greater arsenal; he is a nut and the world is running a real risk. Only the truth will save this species," declared the Commander in Chief. Fidel Castro recalled that Cuba has already faced the threat of nuclear arms that dates back to 44 years ago when the October Missile Crisis cast a "shadow" over the island: "We didn’t blink; nobody trembled." "Bush is an out-of-control lunatic, go ahead and be scared, but we are not the least bit afraid of him." ( Prensa Latina, Granma , 26/1/06)