Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’: Guterres

Only way to end nuclear risk ‘is to eliminate nuclear weapons’: Guterres

Secretary-General António Guterres issued his call in a statement marking the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons on Tuesday. He warned that hard-won progress over many decades to prevent the use, spread and testing of nuclear weapons is being undone, and called for nuclear disarmament and a strengthened regime of non-proliferation. Resurgent threat…

Read More
Republic of Korea: Russia providing weapons tech to DPRK ‘will be a direct provocation’

Republic of Korea: Russia providing weapons tech to DPRK ‘will be a direct provocation’

In his address to the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, President Yoon referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to the DPRK and underscored that any deal struck between those two countries will “threaten the peace and security of not only Ukraine, but also the Republic of Korea.”  It is paradoxical, he said, that Russia,…

Read More
Ukraine: Concerns mount over influx of weapons and growing civilian casualties

Ukraine: Concerns mount over influx of weapons and growing civilian casualties

Since her last briefing in May, said Izumi Nakamitsu, the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, reports from open sources indicate an influx in the transfer of heavy conventional weapons, including battle tanks, combat aircraft, artillery and missile systems. “There are reports that the supply of arms and ammunition has accelerated and expanded ahead of the…

Read More