‘Nuclear Danger Reaches Cold War Era Levels’, Says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

The danger of the use of nuclear weapons in the world has reached a level unseen since the height of the Cold War, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday at the opening of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Review Conference. “And it occurs at a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War. <..>. Humanity is in danger of forgetting the lessons forged in the terrifying fires of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Geopolitical tensions are reaching new heights,” he said. The UN chief pointed out that there are currently nearly 13,000…