US EditionAfrica: Nuclear War Threat - Why Africa's Pushing for a Complete Ban
- Heightened geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine have put nuclear weapons back on the agenda.
- Strategic dynamics involving the US, NATO, and Russia intensify these tensions, concerning Europe's security.
- Some nations are seeking nuclear capabilities, while Russia threatens nuclear use, and others consider increasing stockpiles.
- There are nine nuclear-armed states possessing about 12,331 warheads; using even 10% could devastate the climate and kill billions.
- The Nuclear Ban Treaty, international law since January 22, 2021, addresses nuclear risks; Africa stresses global vulnerability to nuclear war.
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Africa: Nuclear War Threat - Why Africa's Pushing for a Complete Ban
Analysis - At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, intensified by strategic dynamics involving the US, Nato and Russia over Europe's security, nuclear weapons are back on the agenda.
Nuclear war threat: why Africa’s pushing for a complete ban
At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, intensified by strategic dynamics involving the US, Nato and Russia over Europe’s security, nuclear weapons are back on the agenda. In recent times, Russia has openly threatened to use nuclear weapons. The UK and France are considering ways to rapidly increase their nuclear weapons stockpiles. Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland, South Korea and Japan are now seeking nuclear …
Nuclear war threat: why Africa’s pushing for a complete ban
Olamide Samuel, Track II Diplomat and Expert in Nuclear Politics, University of Leicester, April 1, 2025 , https://theconversation.com/nuclear-war-threat-why-africas-pushing-for-a-complete-ban-253171 At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, intensified by strategic dynamics involving the US, Nato and Russia over Europe’s security, nuclear weapons are back on the agenda. In recent times, Russia has openly threaten…
We have entered a new era, that of war... Emmanuel Macron is certain of it. We need a European nuclear umbrella. More weapons. More budget for defence. Senators agree, and voted at the end of January for a budget increasing by more than 3 billion euros for defence. The [...] Article What the threat of war does to our freedoms appeared first on Radio Parleur.
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