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Soltanieh warns of danger of 27,000 warheads stockpiles

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, Nov 8, IRNA -- Iranian Ambassador and permanent representative to the Vienna-based international organizations, Ali-Asghar Soltanieh, on Monday warned of the danger of stockpiling 27,000 warheads across the world.

Soltanieh told the meeting of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty that bilateral agreements for reduction of nuclear arms have diverted public opinion from total annihilation of weapons of mass destruction in line with deadline set by the United Nations.

Criticizing arms race and non-adherence of the states possessing nuclear arms to destroy WMD as per the deadline, Soltanieh said that bilateral agreements have over the past four decades led to reduction of the number of nuclear arms - take SALT2 and START into consideration for instance - aiming to ease pressure caused by the international community's security concerns.

Experience over the past few decades indicated that the stockpiles of nuclear arms have not reduced, rather the international community is facing a threat by 27,000 warheads.

Elsewhere in his address, Soltanieh said opposition of the possessors of nuclear arms at the NPT review conference in New York this year to set 2025 as a deadline for full dismantling of nuclear arms - as was proposed by 116 NAM states - leaves no doubt that countries do not wish to remove nuclear arms from their military doctrine.