Nuclear weapons use is just a moment away...

Nuclear arms control is weakening. The strengthening of the nuclear arsenals of the United States, Russia and China is creating new security concerns around the world. During the Cold War, the fear of nuclear war compelled leaders to reach certain agreements. But why is that deterrent fear no longer as effective as it once was? Is the world heading toward a new nuclear arms race?

Politician and political analyst Natiq Miri spoke to TodayPress TV about the issue.

The analyst noted that everything began in 1945, when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Japan:

“The greatest crime was the development and use of this weapon, which caused mass human slaughter. However, the international community did not give this crime an adequate legal assessment at the time, and this impunity paved the way for the subsequent nuclear arms race.”

The expert recalled that after the United States, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, France, China and later North Korea acquired nuclear weapons. He added that while nuclear weapons pose a global threat on the one hand, they also serve as a deterrent for states on the other. This is because the use of nuclear weapons creates the risk of mutual destruction.

Natiq Miri stressed that no head of state makes a decision on the use of nuclear weapons entirely on their own, while noting that the failure to hold nuclear-armed states accountable has contributed to the weakening of international law:

“We are seeing this in the Russia-Ukraine war and in the US-Israel-Iran confrontation as well. If accountability and punishment mechanisms had been applied for the use of nuclear weapons in 1945, we might be in a different situation today. The gap is not only in the law but also in the conscience of humanity. Today, the factor of power has overtaken the factor of law, and a misguided notion that ‘might makes right’ has taken shape.”

The political analyst believes there is a need to make international law and organizations such as the United Nations effective again and to build a more just world based on fairer principles. Otherwise, nuclear weapons will continue to pose a threat to all humanity.

Jala Rovshan