Guterres warning about the possibility of nuclear war in the world

  The UN Secretary-General has warned of the possibility of a global nuclear conflict. "The shadow of nuclear war has once again hung over the world at a time when some countries threaten each other with the possibility of using nuclear weapons," António Guterres said in his message on August 6 on the occasion of the commemorative events held in Japan, which are dedicated to the 78th anniversary of the American nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. “The drums of nuclear war are beating again. Distrust and divisions are growing. The nuclear shadow that hung over the world during the Cold War has reappeared, and some countries are once again recklessly rattling the nuclear sword, threatening to use this means of destruction,” Guterres’ Deputy High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, read out a message at an event in Hiroshima. On behalf of the Secretary General of the World Organization, she called on all states to complete nuclear disarmament. In his message, Guterres called this the main goal of the UN.

“We will not rest until the nuclear shadow is gone once and for all. Pretty Hiroshima. Enough Nagasaki,” Nakamitsu read the words of the UN Secretary General. At the same time, Guterres, speaking about the victims of the bombing of Hiroshima, never named the country responsible for their death. Earlier in the day, the people of Japan held a moment of silence in memory of the victims of the American atomic bombing of Hiroshima, which took place 78 years ago. The memorial ceremony was held at the Peace Memorial Park in the center of Hiroshima at 08:00 local time (02:00 Moscow time). It is attended by atomic bomb survivors and families of the victims, as well as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and ambassadors from some 110 countries, including diplomats from the United States and Ukraine.