World At Slow Pace To Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, Buhari Tells UN

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President Muham­madu Buhari on Fri­day, observed that the nuclear-states are still at a slow pace to eliminate deadly nuclear arms in their arsenal, warning that trafficking in nuclear materials remains a poten­tial threat to international peace and security.

Buhari who addressed a UN High-level meeting to commemorate and pro­mote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, restated Nigeria’s commitment to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

In a video-message, the President expressed concern about the ‘‘slow pace’’ of States possessing nuclear weapons in disarm­ing and decommissioning their existing nuclear facil­ities.

”We are concerned about the slow pace of progress by nuclear-weapon States to accomplish the total elimi­nation of their nuclear ar­senals, in accordance with their legal obligations and undertakings under Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT),” President Buhari said.

Reiterating the need for the United Nations to con­tinue engaging Nuclear Weapon States to speed up their efforts in disarming and decommissioning their existing nuclear facilities, the Nigerian leader said:

”The best approach to avoid damage associated with nuclear materials such as humanitarian crisis, ac­cidents, disasters and crim­inality is the total elimina­tion of nuclear weapons.”

President Buhari told world leaders at the virtu­al summit that the univer­salisation of the NPT was dependent upon strict com­pliance with its three pil­lars namely, disarmament, non-proliferation and peace­ful uses of nuclear energy.

He, enjoined other Member States to rat­ify the Treaty, noting that Nigeria had played a major role in negotiations leading to the coming into force of the African Nuclear-Weap­on-Free-Zone Treaty (Pe­lindaba Treaty).

We will continue to galvanize the other African States to abide by the tenets of the Pelindaba Treaty. This is to ensure that the entire continent remains nuclear-free.

“While there are no easy solutions when we confront one of the gravest existential threats to the survival of the human race, we must remain undeterred and committed to a world of safety and security, one without the volatility posed by Nuclear Weapons,” he said.

President Buhari said it was noteworthy that this year marks the 75th Anniversary of the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan that terminated the lives of thousands of people with severe long-term damages to the environment.

“The Anniversary is a forceful reminder of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons which undermine global, national, and human security. Hence, there is a need for all states to comply with applicable international laws and conventions to ensure a world free of nuclear weapons.”

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