UN condemns Trump's plans to resume nuclear weapons testing
Kyiv • UNN
UN Secretary-General António Guterres criticized the US President's statement about the possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing, emphasizing the extremely high nuclear risks. Guterres' spokesman Farhan Haq stated that nuclear tests are unacceptable under any circumstances, recalling the catastrophic consequences of previous tests.
António Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, criticized the US President's statement about plans to resume nuclear weapons testing.
UNN reports with reference to Associated Press.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that "current nuclear risks are already extremely high" for other countries to join them, referring to Trump's statement about the possible resumption of nuclear weapons testing by the United States of America.
Guterres' spokesperson Farhan Haq reported the UN Secretary-General's position on this matter
We must never forget the catastrophic consequences of over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests conducted over the past 80 years. Nuclear tests cannot be allowed under any circumstances
Recall
Donald Trump instructed the US Department of War to begin nuclear weapons testing immediately. He noted that the US has the most nuclear weapons, while Russia and China are lagging behind.
Russia's testing of the Burevestnik cruise missile and the Poseidon unmanned underwater vehicle "are not nuclear in any way." This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin.