Medical journals warn of 'growing' nuclear weapon threat

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 03, 2023 12:36 pm

PARIS: More than 100 medical journals across the world issued a rare joint call on Thursday for urgent action to eliminate nuclear weapons, warning that the threat of nuclear catastrophe was 'great and growing.'

The call comes with Russia repeatedly issuing thinly veiled warnings that Moscow could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, as well as repeated North Korean missile tests and stalling efforts towards non-proliferation.

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