The West criticizes Russia
North Korea’s call to halt nuclear development
UN fears ‘possibility of nuclear annihilation’
Until the 26th… Effective conclusion ‘well’
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blincoln delivers a speech at the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, U.S., on the 1st (local time). AP Yonhap News
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference kicked off on the 1st (local time) with warnings about the danger of ‘extinction of mankind by nuclear weapons’ and filling. A series of events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea’s accelerated nuclear and missile development, and the uncertain prospect of returning to the Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA) have raised concerns that the NPT regime is seriously threatened. Despite high concerns about nuclear proliferation and nuclear war, it is unclear whether the meeting, which will be held until the 26th, will draw meaningful conclusions.
At the opening ceremony of the NPT review meeting held at the UN headquarters in New York on that day, the biggest topic of discussion was the Ukraine war. Representatives of Western countries, including the United States, criticized Russia as a nuclear power and responsible for supporting the NPT, which was launched in 1970, as a direct threat to the NPT.
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said: “Russia’s actions are contrary to the guarantees they provided to Ukraine in 1994.” will,” he said. In 1994, the United States, Britain, and Russia, the nuclear weapons states, signed the Budapest Memorandum with Ukraine, which guarantees territorial integrity and sovereignty in exchange for giving up nuclear weapons. ‘ is needed’ is a false signal.
On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin rebutted in a letter to the meeting, saying, “As a NPT treaty, Russia is faithfully following the spirit and content of the treaty.”
North Korea’s nuclear program was also pointed out as a major problem. “As we gather today, North Korea is preparing for its seventh nuclear test,” said Blincoln, criticizing North Korea’s seventh nuclear test. . The United States, Britain, France and Northern Ireland urged North Korea to stop developing nuclear and missile programs in a joint statement issued prior to the opening of the conference, saying, “We remain committed to the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all nuclear weapons possessed by North Korea, there,” he said.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “Nearly 13,000 nuclear weapons are stored in arsenals around the world at this time of the escalating nuclear crisis, from the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. One miscalculation could lead to ‘nuclear annihilation’,” he warned.
“The fundamental role of nuclear weapons in the United States is to deter nuclear attacks on the United States and our allies and allies,” Blincoln said. will be reviewed,” he said. The United States is providing South Korea with a nuclear umbrella in the face of the North Korean nuclear threat.
Arms control expert Patricia Lewis told the Associated Press that “President Putin’s threat of using nuclear weapons has shocked the world,” but said it is difficult to place high hopes on this review meeting.
In order to evaluate and strengthen the current NPT system, we have no choice but to point out Russia’s actions and threats, as Russia’s strong opposition makes it difficult to include them in the joint statement.
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