Diplomatic Circles

‘Extremely dangerous’ nuclear weapons arms race needs to be confronted, says Austrian diplomat

'The famous doomsday clock is now standing at 100 seconds before midnight, which is actually closer to midnight than at any time during the Cold War,' says Austria's Alexander Kmentt.

Austrian Ambassador Alexander Kmentt is in Ottawa, where he is holding meetings with Global Affairs officials and inviting Canada to take part in the first Meeting of States Party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons as an observer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 30, 2021

With the world "smack in the middle of a nuclear arms race again," Canada should engage in the disarmament debate, says the Austrian president-designate for an upcoming meeting of nations party to a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which c...

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