Guterres warns of ‘nuclear annihilation’ at conference over nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
03 August 2022 |
4:44 pm
The UN secretary general has warned that geopolitical tensions are at levels not seen since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Germain Foreign Minister Baerbock has called for further disarmament.
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