The risk of a nuclear disaster has risen to its highest level since the Cold War — IAEA
This was stated by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi.
Grossi made the remarks during the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, currently taking place in New York.
The IAEA Director General emphasised that the risk of a nuclear catastrophe has risen to a level not seen since the height of the Cold War.
“War has returned to Europe and the Middle East, and the multilateral mechanisms that ensure peace and security are under immense pressure. In today’s nuclear landscape, we face an uncertain pause, where there are more players, more risks and less clarity,” he said.
Grossi added that the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has been in force for over five decades and has the widest membership (191) of any treaty in this field. It brings together nuclear-weapon states and non-nuclear-weapon states.
“At the heart of these efforts lies a system of safeguards which, through a robust, fair and impartial verification system, ensures that nuclear materials are not diverted from peaceful to military uses,” he noted.
The IAEA Director General emphasised that preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons “is in our common interest”, and that the NPT is “the most powerful multilateral instrument”.
As a reminder, Ukraine and the IAEA previously signed a memorandum on the development of nuclear power plants.
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