The UN Secretary-General warns that the risk of nuclear war has reached its highest level in recent years.

UN Secretary-General: The threat of nuclear war has reached its peak! UN Secretary-General Guterres called on Moscow and Washington on February 5 to resume dialogue and develop new agreements to curb the arms race.

Guterres said in an interview with reporters, "The risk of using nuclear weapons has reached the highest peak in recent decades. The achievements made over the past several decades may be destroyed all at once."

This statement by Guterres actually echoes the previous remarks of Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council. Medvedev, with his usual pessimistic wording, warned that due to the expiration of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), the world may face the threat of a "nuclear winter".

It should be noted that this treaty was signed in 2010 by Medvedev and former US President Obama, and has been regarded as an important legal guarantee for the global nuclear deterrence system over the past 15 years. Its validity expired today - February 5. Russia #nuclear weapons

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