The world is one step from 'nuclear annihilation,' warns the U.N. Secretary-General
The World Is One Step From 'Nuclear Annihilation,' Warns the U.N. Secretary-General
Russia, which came under criticism from some speakers, didn’t give its address in its scheduled slot Monday but was expected to speak Tuesday. China’s representative was scheduled to speak Tuesday. Putin appeared to roll back on his nuclear warning in a message of greetings to NPT participants posted on his website Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the tenth annual review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters on Aug. 1, 2022 in New York City.Rafael Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the Ukraine conflict is “so grave that the specter of a potential nuclear confrontation, or accident, has raised its terrifying head again.”
But Guterres warned that “geopolitical weapons are reaching new highs,” almost 13,000 nuclear weapons are in arsenals around the world, and countries seeking “false security” are spending hundreds of billions of dollars on “doomsday weapons.”
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