nuclear-news

Israel’s nuclear arsenal poses major threat to global peace’

Tehran Times, September 5, 2024 

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, Amir Saied Iravani, has said that the Israeli regime is threatening countries in the West Asia region with “nuclear annihilation”, warning the regime’s nuclear arsenal poses a significant threat to both regional and global peace and security.

Iravani made the comment on Wednesday as he was addressing the UN General Assembly on the International Day Against Nuclear Tests.

The following is the full text of his speech at the UN meeting:

“……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… In commemoration of the International Day against Nuclear Tests, Nuclear-Weapon States (NWSs) should be mainly addressed, as they possess the capability to conduct such tests, with approximately 2,000 tests carried out since 1945, including 1,054 by the US alone.

At a time when all nuclear-armed states are planning to modernize, upgrade, or extend the life of their nuclear weapons and facilities, as well as develop new easy-to-use nuclear weapons, ending nuclear weapon testing is of outmost importance………………………………………………………………………………..

Commemoration of this day is also an opportunity for international community to make Israeli regime promptly accede to the NPT without any precondition and to place all of its nuclear facilities under the full-scope IAEA safeguards. The current situation is alarming, as the Israeli regime is threatening other regional countries with nuclear annihilation, and its nuclear arsenal poses a significant threat to both regional and global peace and security.

By observing this day, we should also renew our commitment to the noble goal of the total elimination of nuclear weapons- the only absolute guarantee against the threat or use of these inhumane weapons.

As a signatory to the CTBT, the Islamic Republic of Iran considers this treaty a step toward nuclear disarmament, and in this context, believes it cannot substitute for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Consequently, nuclear disarmament must remain a top priority for the international community, and all forms of nuclear testing must be unequivocally prohibited. Such tests contradict both the letter and spirit of the CTBT and, more importantly, violate the legal obligations of the Nuclear-Weapon States under Article VI of the NPT.  https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/503272/Israel-s-nuclear-arsenal-poses-major-threat-to-global-peace

September 5, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Israel, weapons and war