the drums of nuclear war are beating again, the countries are again rattling the nuclear sword – Kommersant

The shadow of nuclear war has once again hung over the world, UN Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement marking the 78th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Mr. Guterres noted that “certain countries” are once again rattling nuclear weapons. Mr. Guterres’ statement does not specify who carried out the nuclear bombing 78 years ago or which countries are now rattling nuclear weapons.

“The drums of nuclear war are beating again. Distrust and disunity 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. statement Mr. Guterres, which was read by his deputy, Izumi Nakamitsu, at an event in Hiroshima.

António Guterres has called for the complete renunciation of nuclear weapons. In his opinion, this is the only way to eliminate the risk of nuclear war. He noted that the UN will not rest until “the nuclear shadow disappears once and for all.”

Hiroshima was bombed by the US on August 6, 1945. Together with Nagasaki, they became the only places for the combat use of nuclear weapons. The attack killed 70-100 thousand people in Hiroshima and 70 thousand in Nagasaki. The death toll, along with those who died of radiation sickness, exceeds 500,000.

Leonid Uvarchev