New York: Europe and the Arabs
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the unintended launch of nuclear weapons is “one mistake, one miscalculation, one reckless act” away, and warned that all of humanity will ultimately pay the price. With what was stated in the daily news bulletin issued by the website United Nations online news bulletin
The Secretary-General noted that emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, cyber domains and outer space have revealed new vulnerabilities and created new risks, explaining that countries are pouring resources into deadly new nuclear technologies and spreading the threat to new areas.
This came during his speech in an open discussion of the Security Council, at the ministerial level, held yesterday, Monday, on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
In his briefing, the Secretary-General stressed that a nuclear war should never be waged, because victory in such a war cannot be achieved. The Secretary-General warned that nuclear weapons are the most destructive weapons of all, “capable of eliminating all forms of life on Earth.” Today, according to Mr. Guterres, these weapons are increasing in power, range and stealth.
'The brutal cost of nuclear carnage'
The session was chaired by Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, whose country chairs the Security Council for the month of March. The Secretary-General said that Japan knows better than any other country on Earth "the brutal cost of nuclear carnage."
But nearly eight decades after the burnings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still represent a clear and present danger to global peace and security. Guterres repeated the warning he made when launching the disarmament plan in 2018, that: “When each country seeks its own security, without regard for others, we create a state of global insecurity that threatens us all.”
He noted that today's meeting comes at a time when geopolitical tensions and mistrust have escalated the threat of nuclear war to its highest levels in decades, warning that the "Doomsday Clock" is ticking loud enough for everyone to hear.