Escalating Nuclear Arms Race Threatens Global Humanitarian Crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of a "humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions" as the world plunges into a new nuclear arms race. This comes as North Korea accuses the United States of pushing it to the brink of war. Guterres called on countries to strengthen their commitments to reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons, emphasizing the need for nuclear-weapon states to lead the way. Meanwhile, North Korea claims that the US-South Korea alliance is conspiring to provoke a nuclear war on the Korean peninsula. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has reported an increase in investment in nuclear arsenals by the world's nuclear powers, signaling a potential reversal of the declining trend in the number of nuclear warheads.