UN chief calls for global abolition of nuclear weapons after Putin threat
BY JULIA MUELLER - 09/26/22 3:08 PM ET
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for the global elimination of nuclear weapons to prevent “humanitarian Armageddon” as international tensions heighten over Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“The Cold War brought humanity within minutes of annihilation. Now, decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we can hear once again the rattling of nuclear sabres,” Guterres said in remarks to the U.N.
“Let me be clear. The era of nuclear blackmail must end. The idea that any country could fight and win a nuclear war is deranged. Any use of a nuclear weapon would incite a humanitarian Armageddon. We need to step back.”
The U.N. chief was speaking to mark the organization’s International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, which has been observed since 2013.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/3661784-un-chief-calls-for-global-abolition-of-nuclear-weapons-after-putin-threat/
