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UN Warns Nuclear Test Could Trigger New Arms Race

9/1/2026

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  • UN warned any nuclear test could spark an arms race.
  • Disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu said the meeting marked the International Day against Nuclear Tests amid tension.
  • U.S., Russia, China and nuclear-armed states still refuse to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
  • Tina Cordova linked cancers to the July 16, 1945 test.
  • Cordova said people in Guam, Tahiti, Kazakhstan, Aboriginal Australia and several U.S. states were exposed.