Nearly 80 years, more than 2,000 nuclear tests at 60 sites and a "legacy of destruction"

On August 15, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres issued a message on the occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests (August 29), calling on countries around the world to permanently ban nuclear testing.

Thousands of nuclear tests over the past 80 years have left a 'legacy of destruction' that has left many areas uninhabitable. (Source: KREMLL)

According to the UN Secretary-General, over the past nearly eight decades, more than 2,000 nuclear tests have been conducted at more than 60 locations around the world, leaving a “legacy of destruction” that has made many areas uninhabitable and caused many long-term consequences for human health.

Mr. Guterres warned that recent calls for the resumption of nuclear testing showed that the terrible lessons of the past were being “ignored or forgotten.”

He stated: "On the occasion of the International Day against Nuclear Tests, the world must speak out together to permanently end this activity."

Besides, he also called on countries to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) so that this document can soon come into effect, emphasizing that this is the only treaty that bans all nuclear testing activities and is an essential and verifiable security tool for this issue.

The CTBT is a multilateral agreement banning all nuclear tests, whether for peaceful or military purposes. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1996 and has been signed by 187 countries but has not yet entered into force.

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