UN chief calls for nuclear disarmament efforts
Summary
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged states to revive nuclear disarmament efforts and negotiate new arms control frameworks. He warned that expanding arsenals and weakening safeguards are increasing the risk of miscalculation and catastrophe.
Key Points
- Antonio Guterres called for a new path toward a world free of nuclear weapons at a UN high-level meeting.
- He said nuclear disarmament is a binding legal obligation under the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- He urged nuclear-armed states, especially the United States and Russia, to return to dialogue and negotiate a successor framework to the expired New START treaty.
- Guterres warned that modernizing arsenals, growing nuclear saber-rattling, and advancing technology are raising the risk of mistakes and miscalculation.
