Former UN chiefs lash out at Trump, warning of an ‘accidental’ nuclear war
Paris — Former UN chiefs Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon have lashed out at the state of global leadership in the age of Donald Trump, warning a nuclear war could be triggered by accident. "Honestly speaking, we are in a mess," Annan told AFP in an interview ahead of Tuesday’s climate talks in Paris. "In the past when we went through this sort of crisis, you had leaders who had the courage and the vision to want to take action, to understand that they needed to work with others." At a time of growing US isolationism — Trump has announced plans to leave the Paris climate deal agreed two years ago on this day — Annan urged leaders to co-operate better on fighting terrorism, migration and global warming. "Today, leaders are going in the wrong direction," he said. "Leaders are withdrawing." He expressed particular concern over escalating tensions with North Korea, warning: "One miscalculation, one mistake and we are all victims." "It may not be a deliberate decision to start a nuclear war," ...
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