(Source: United Nations General Assembly) Armed conflict had caused the world to become fragmented and left it 'shaken to the core' as the system of global security became diluted, and international relations turned to 'mutual alienation and mistrust', the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) heard today during its general debate. Seventy years ago, when nuclear weapons were first used, humankind had 'looked into the abyss', and seen that the threshold of complete annihilation existed, the representative of Belarus said. He urged Member States not to forget that, and emphasized the need to re-establish balance in international relations. Security was indivisible, and...
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