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140 sentences in 67 speeches for nuclear
Download CSVUnited States of America · Donald Trump · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- From the first day I entered the political arena, I've been Unwavering, I will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.
- Upon taking office last year, I immediately opened negotiations with Iran and offered them full economic cooperation in exchange for ending their nuclear program and support for terror, but they refused.
- Then, in Operation Midnight Hammer, the U.S. military obliterated their nuclear program beneath mountains of rubble.
- Iran's goal was to complete their mad dash to a nuclear bomb from behind this conventional ballistic missile shield.
Japan · Takaichi Sanae · Day 1 · 9 sentences
- Since the end of the Second World War, Japan has consistently and seriously pursued efforts towards nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation.
- At the very heart of our aspiration for a world without nuclear weapons lies the earnest plea of the hibakusha.
- catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons must never be repeated.
- It is Japan's mission, as the only country to have ever suffered atomic bombings during war, to lead the efforts of the international community towards a world without nuclear weapons.
San Marino · Luca Beccari · Day 5 · 8 sentences
- Mr. President, the return of nuclear threat is another source of grave concern.
- There can be no acceptable nuclear threat or acceptable use of nuclear weapon.
- The modernization and expansion of nuclear arsenal, together with growing military expenditure and the rapid development of artificial intelligences and cyber capabilities, increase the risk of escalation.
- The consequences of nuclear use will be catastrophic.
Kazakhstan · Mukhtar Tileuberdi · Day 4 · 7 sentences
- Our small planet is home to more than 12,000 nuclear weapons, each one capable of untold damage and sorrow.
- For Kazakhstan, nuclear disarmament in particular is not an abstract doctrine.
- This year marks 35 years since the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, 30 years since the CTBT opened for signature, and 20 years since the signing of the SIPRI-Palatins Treaty on nuclear weapon-free zone in Central Asia.
- Our experience of re-announcing the world's fourth largest nuclear arsenal did not weaken our state.
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · Masoud Pezeshkian · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- For years, there have been, they have labeled centrifuges, international sanctions, other labels when it comes to our nuclear technology.
- But for our country, peaceful nuclear technology is part of our inherent progress.
- Iran does not accept for nuclear technology to be at the exclusive disposal of some, of a handful.
- We say it clearly, no nuclear weapons and no limitations to peaceful nuclear technology.
Timor-Leste · José Ramos-Horta · Day 2 · 6 sentences
- Some possess non-threatening, antiquated guns, while few others have perfected their nuclear arsenals now 100 times more destructive than the ones dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
- Yes, North Korea has nuclear arsenal, arsenal estimated to be around 100.
- Dismantle your nuclear capabilities, And you lose the only deterrent you have against a nuclear power deciding to bomb you into submission.
- Those countries amassing nuclear weapons keep us all living near imminent catastrophe.
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea · Kim Son Gyong · Day 6 · 6 sentences
- The U.S.-Japan-ROK military alliance, unmistakably aimed at the DPRK, is being evolved by the United States into a more offensive and aggressive military bloc with a nuclear element.
- The U.S. is conspiring with its allies to systematically amend and update the anti-DPRK nuclear war scenarios.
- The U.S. has approved and encouraging Seoul's ambition to possess nuclear-powered submarines, while relocating and deploying different military hardware, including the latest missiles and drones, on the Korean Peninsula and its vicinity.
- The DPRK's nuclear deterrent is the absolute might and irresistible force designed from A to Z to safeguard the sovereignty, security, and peace against aggression and threat from outside.
New Zealand · Victoria Louise Hallum · Day 6 · 4 sentences
- New Zealand was deeply disappointed at the failure to reach consensus at this year's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Review Conference.
- Iran is not in compliance with its nuclear safeguards obligations.
- The DPRK's nuclear weapons and missile programs continue to threaten its region and beyond.
- Halting the NPT's deterioration also requires concrete action from nuclear weapon states, to, at long last, chart a path towards total, verifiable and irreversible nuclear disarmament.
Bulgaria · Iliana Iotova · Day 2 · 3 sentences
- Bulgaria remains determined to strengthen international nonproliferation, disarmament, and arms control architecture, as well as the three pillars of the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
- Global conflicts have introduced new threats hitherto unknown, jeopardizing nuclear safety through irresponsible attacks on nuclear sites.
- On the other hand, compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty is key for Iran, which ought first and foremost to adhere strictly to its international obligations and reach a long-term nuclear agreement overseen by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Israel · Benjamin Netanyahu · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- I vowed to prevent Iran's murderous dictatorship from developing atomic bombs, nuclear weapons aimed at destroying Israel, nuclear weapons that could threaten the entire world.
- Devastating Iran's nuclear facilities was hard.
- With our great American friends, we crushed Iran's army, navy, air force, and nuclear facilities.
Australia · Anthony Albanese · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- The pioneers who built this institution from the ruins of war proud Australians among them, were also coming to terms with two terrible truths: the horrors of the Holocaust and the unprecedented horror of nuclear weapons.
- We are strong supporters of freedom of navigation and overflight for all nations, just as we are in our efforts to combat nuclear proliferation.
- And we continue to call for Iran to halt its indiscriminate attacks on the region and to abandon any program to obtain nuclear weapons.
South Africa · Ronald Ozzy Lamola · Day 3 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, 80 years ago, the first resolution of the General Assembly called for the elimination of nuclear weapons.
- Later this year, South Africa will preside over the first review conference of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
- As the only country in the world to have voluntarily dismantled its nuclear weapons program, South Africa stands ready to share this experience as a demonstration that, with political will, credible and verifiable nuclear disarmament is achievable.
Kiribati · Taneti Maamau · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- For Pacific people, the consequences of nuclear weapons are not merely historical.
- Our region bears the human and environmental legacy of nuclear testing.
- As state parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of nuclear weapons, we remain committed to advancing the treaties and humanitarian objectives and establishing an international trust fund for nuclear weapons victims.
Marshall Islands · Hilda Heine · Day 4 · 3 sentences
- Mr. President, the United Nations is long overdue to reflect and renew the same spirit with which our Marshallese people first came to the United Nation by delivering an apology and acknowledgement of the harm caused by impacts from the 67 nuclear weapons tested on our islands during our time as a UN strategic trust territory between 1946 and 1958.
- It was in the same building that the UN Trusteeship Council sat in session and voted on Resolutions 1082 and 1493 in 1954 and 1956, respectively, to effectively authorize further nuclear testing over the demands of our local leaders and many citizens.
- The United Nations ultimately allowed the testing to continue, but the shock and tragedy of nuclear exposure in the Marshall Islands was a profound driver of the 1963 global ban on atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons.
Secretary-General of the United Nations · António Guterres · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- We must defend the Charter without double standards, protect civilians without exception, ensure humanitarian access without obstruction, shield humanitarian personnel without fail, advance nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament without delay, and demand accountability without fear or favor.
- At that time, it was the nuclear armament.
Lithuania · Gitanas Nausėda · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- It is made worse by growing nuclear ambitions in the Middle East and Asia, as well as the irresponsible transfer of military-related goods, use items and sensitive technologies.
- We call on Iran to halt its nuclear and missile programs, as well as its collaboration with armed groups across the Middle East.
Mongolia · Khurelsukh Ukhnaa · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- For instance, more than three decades ago, in pursuit of its foreign policy to ensure national security through political and diplomatic means, Mongolia declared its territory nuclear-weapon-free.
- In this spirit, the United Nations General Assembly adopts on a biennial basis the resolution entitled "Mongolia's International Security and Nuclear-Weapon-Free Status" initiated by Mongolia in 1998.
Republic of Korea · Lee Jae Myung · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- We will go beyond building a Korean Peninsula free from war and nuclear weapons to promoting stability and cooperation in Northeast Asia while actively contributing to global efforts to build a world free from war and conflict.
- In this process, we will begin with a stop to further advances in North Korea's nuclear and missile capabilities, followed by their reductions in the medium term, moving toward a Korean Peninsula free from nuclear weapons over the long term.
Trinidad and Tobago · Kamla Persad-Bissessar · Day 1 · 2 sentences
- Secretary-General Guterres will be well remembered for leading this organization through a period of extraordinary global strain, and for advancing important initiatives on UN reform, climate change, superintelligence and the risks posed by nuclear weapons.
- We also recognise some of the important initiatives advanced during his tenure, including the UN 80 Initiative efforts to achieve greater gender parity in senior UN leadership positions, and his efforts to bring superintelligence and the risks posed by nuclear weapons more firmly into the international agenda.
Romania · Nicuşor-Daniel Dan · Day 2 · 2 sentences
European Union · António Costa · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Because the best argument for multilateralism is what it delivers on peace and security with the Treaty of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, on climate action with the Paris Agreement, on poverty and health with the global response to COVID-19.
- It is essential that Iran never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons.
Austria · Beate Meinl-Reisinger · Day 3 · 2 sentences
- Iran and the United States must come back to the negotiation table to end the suffering, to credibly revive the nuclear talks, and to stop holding global supply chains hostage to political ends, especially when there are bilateral deadlocks and conflicts are impacting the whole world.
- negotiations to restore Austria's independence, and an international agency that would bring nuclear technology under international oversight.
Tonga · Lord Fakafanua · Day 4 · 2 sentences
Philippines · Ma. Theresa Lazaro · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We also urge a renewed and rigorous commitment to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, the cornerstone of the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation architecture.
- Restoring trust in the NPT is imperative if we are to achieve our shared vision of a world free from the existential threat of nuclear weapons.
Russian Federation · Sergey Lavrov · Day 5 · 2 sentences
- We're particularly disquieted by the fact that the US and Israeli aggression, which began in June of last year also seeks to target the civilian infrastructure in Iran and civilian nuclear infrastructure under IAEA safeguards.
- This dealt an irreversible blow to the authority of the agency and the entire nuclear non-proliferation system.
Iceland · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir · Day 5 · 2 sentences
Denmark · Christina Markus Lassen · Day 6 · 2 sentences
Democratic People's Republic of Korea · · Day 6 · 2 sentences
- What is worse, the political circles in Japan are spelling out such extremely bellicose remarks as a nuclear sharing with the United States, possession of nuclear submarines, and reexamination of the three non-nuclear principles.
- Japan in public talks about the world without nuclear weapons under the signboard of the world's only atomic-bombed country, and actually behind the scenes works hard to go nuclear.
President of the General Assembly (opening) · Dr. Khalilur Rahman · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Angola · João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Sierra Leone · Julius Maada Bio · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Viet Nam · To Lam · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Croatia · Andrej Plenković · Day 1 · 1 sentence
Syrian Arab Republic · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Dominican Republic · Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Ukraine · Volodymyr Zelenskyy · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Poland · Karol Nawrocki · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Slovakia · Peter Pellegrini · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Spain · Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Italy · Antonio Tajani · Day 2 · 1 sentence
Zimbabwe · Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Portugal · Luís Montenegro · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Fiji · Ratu Naiqama Tawakecolati Lalabalavu · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Kuwait · Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Bangladesh · Tarique Rahman · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Greece · Kyriakos Mitsotakis · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Ireland · Micheál Martin · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Iran (Islamic Republic of) · · Day 3 · 1 sentence
Monaco · Christophe Mirmand · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Lesotho · Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Solomon Islands · Matthew Cooper Wale · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Albania · Edi Rama · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Pakistan · Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Niger · Lamine Zeine Ali Mahaman · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Egypt · Moustafa Kamal Madbouly · Day 4 · 1 sentence
Bahrain · Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani · Day 4 · 1 sentence
China · Han Zheng · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Cuba · Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez Parrilla · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Saudi Arabia · Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Singapore · Vivian Balakrishnan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Germany · Johann Wadephul · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Belarus · Maxim Ryzhenkov · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Malaysia · Mohamad Haji Hasan · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Canada · Anita Anand · Day 5 · 1 sentence
Sri Lanka · Vijitha Herath · Day 6 · 1 sentence
China · · Day 6 · 1 sentence
Japan · · Day 6 · 1 sentence