LETTER: Rogue nations’ nuclear quests a serious threat to mankind
Between them, the US and Russia have about 2,000 nuclear weapons on high alert
28 June 2019 - 05:00
The quest by some nations to acquire nuclear weapons or to develop them under the cloak of secrecy is one of the most serious challenges confronting the UN. Nuclear weapons threaten mankind with total destruction.
The plea for a reduction in the world’s nuclear arsenals must be taken seriously. The road to nuclear disarmament is not a four-lane highway to Utopia, where distance from the goals is marked on roadside panels in terms of weapons destroyed. It is a crooked and highly path-dependent trail weaving its way past many dangers...
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