UN: Nuclear shadow looms over globe again

The shadow of nuclear war has re-emerged now that some countries are threatening to use of nuclear weapons, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in his message, Report informs referring to TASS.

"The drums of nuclear war are beating once again. Mistrust and division are on the rise. The nuclear shadow that loomed over the Cold War has re-emerged. And some countries are recklessly rattling the nuclear saber once again, threatening to use these tools of annihilation," according to his address, read by Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, at a memorial event at Hiroshima Peace Memorial on the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

Guterres also urged for a complete rejection of nuclear weapons. He pointed out that "eliminating nuclear weapons remains the United Nations’ highest disarmament priority." "The only way to eliminate the nuclear risk is to eliminate nuclear weapons," the top UN official noted. "We will not rest until the nuclear shadow has been lifted once and for all," he added.