The United Nations warns the world of an imminent nuclear catastrophe

The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Chapa Kurosi, declared today that in 100 years, the world has never been so close to a nuclear catastrophe as it is today.

Lack of confidence at the moment

"The growing mistrust, geopolitical competition and the growing number of armed conflicts have only increased the stakes in our world," Korosi said during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly.

Amount of military spending

He pointed out that during the year 2022 alone, the volume of global military spending reached a record level of $2.2 trillion.

The growth of the nuclear arsenal

He continued, "We see a lot of evidence that global nuclear arsenals and capabilities are growing, which is contrary to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty."

He continued, "With these data, we are closer than ever to the possibility of a global nuclear catastrophe."

He added  that there are "regular threats to resort to a nuclear strike" in the context of the Ukrainian crisis.

The West crosses red lines

In a related context, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, said earlier that the West has crossed all red lines in its anti-Russian policy as well as the constant threats to our country and its security, and the President indicated that the West used nuclear blackmail and the use of weapons of mass destruction against Russia, while declaring superiority His country's military and nuclear, warning against provoking his country.

  Great Danger 

On August 4, 2023, more than 100 medical journals around the world issued a joint call for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the risk of a nuclear catastrophe is "significant and growing."

An article - published in several medical journals - called on health workers around the world to alert citizens and leaders to "the great danger posed by nuclear weapons to public health."

The article - which was co-authored by editors from 11 leading medical journals - including "BMJ, The Lancet, JAMA, New England Medical Center stated that the danger is great and exacerbate, Nuclear-armed states must get rid of their nuclear arsenals before we are eliminated.

The article warned that any use of nuclear weapons "would be disastrous for humanity."

The article added, "Even if a (limited) nuclear war breaks out in which only 250 of the 13,000 nuclear weapons are used, it could cause 120 million immediate deaths, global climate disruption that leads to famine, and endanger 2 million people," based on previous research.