UN chief warns of “nuclear annihilation”

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
speaking at the opening of the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) which
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
ever used nuclear weapons to massacre other people when it dropped two atomic bombs on Japan
have nuclear weapons
Tensions in the West Asia region tend to stem from the Israeli regime
regime is not a party to any nuclear treaty, nor does it allow the International Atomic Energy Organization (The IAEA or UN nuclear
watchdog) to inspect any of its nuclear weapons sites
the most robust IAEA inspections regime despite having a civilian nuclear program for energy and all the reports from the UN nuclear
any weapons of mass destruction at all
The country itself has been subject to attacks by weapons of mass destruction, the survivors of which are still suffering from the effects
reaffirm the 77-year-old norm against the use of nuclear weapons
This requires a steadfast commitment from all States Parties
the risk to a level not seen since the height of the Cold War
addressing the opening day of the conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin said there can be no winners in a nuclear war, and such a war
spirit
"our obligations under bilateral agreements with the United States on the reduction and limitation of relevant weapons have also been
non-proliferation, disarmament, and the peaceful uses of nuclear powerfully meet the interests of both nuclear and non-nuclear states."We
are convinced that all NPT-compliant countries should have the right of access to civilian nuclear power without any additional terms
whatsoever
We are ready to share with the partners our experience in the field of nuclear energy," he pointed out.He stressed that Moscow attaches
great importance to the IAEA guarantee system "as a verification mechanism of the NPT and believes that it is very important to ensure its
unbiased, depoliticized and technically grounded use."In conclusion, Putin expressed the certainty that the conference would confirm the
readiness of all NPT member countries to strictly comply with their commitments and make a tangible contribution to enhancing
non-proliferation and world peace, security, and stability.Russia wants to find out whether U.S
administration to negotiate a new arms control framework to replace New START when it expires in 2026
The U.S
waging a "proxy war" against it by arming Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Moscow."The U.S
did this even though the goal of that dialogue was to lay down the groundwork for future arms control and risk reduction measures, i.a
with a view to making new relevant agreements
So it is high time Washington made up its mind, stopped rushing around, and told us frankly what it is that they want - escalate the
situation in the area of international security or embark on equal negotiations."The New START Treaty was struck in 2011, the treaty has
been extended to the end of February 4, 2026.Among the many agreements, Washington, in particular, former President Trump withdrew the
United States from, was the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia in a blow to world peace and security.