UN spotlights nuclear weapon states' refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time
UNITED NATIONS — With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms race. U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the U.N. General Assembly that it was meeting to mark International Day against Nuclear Tests at a time of “deep…
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the refusal of nuclear weapon states, including the U.S., Russia, and China, to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, in the midst of rising geopolitical tensions and growing divisions. U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu highlighted that the General Assembly's meeting, coinciding with the International Day against Nuclear Tests, was prompted by worries about the possible revival of nuclear testing.
Late last year, the U.S. and Russia, possessing the largest nuclear arsenals globally, threatened to resume testing, prompting global alarm. President Donald Trump accused Russia and China of conducting tests, claims they deny. Nakamitsu cautioned that any resumption of testing would undermine decades of restraint, deepen mistrust, and risk triggering reciprocal tests and a potential arms race, stating that such a scenario must not come to pass.
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, adopted in 1996, faced significant challenges right from its inception.
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