Guterres, nuclear blackmail must end, Armageddon risk

(ANSA) - NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 26 - "The era of nuclear blackmail must come to an end, the idea that a country can fight and win a nuclear war is crazy".

This was said by the UN secretary general, Antonio Guterres, for the world day on the elimination of nuclear weapons.

    "Nuclear weapons are the most destructive power ever created.

   Any use of an atomic weapon would cause a humanitarian Armageddon. We must take a step back", he added, urging states to "use every avenue of dialogue, diplomacy and negotiations to ease the tensions, reduce the risks and eliminate the nuclear threat ".

(HANDLE).