UN / US NUCLEAR TESTING REAX

Asked about the US nuclear weapons testing announcement, a UN spokesperson said “The Secretary-General has repeatedly asserted that current nuclear risks are already alarmingly high, and all actions that could lead to miscalculation or escalation with catastrophic consequences must be avoided.” UNIFEED

• Video Length: 00:00:36
• Production Date: 30 October 2025
• Asset Language: English
• Subject Topical: NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY; NUCLEAR WEAPONS
• Geographic Subject: UNITED STATES
• MAMS Id: 3486444
• Parent Id: 3486444
• Alternate Title: unifeed251030b

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STORY: UN / US NUCLEAR TESTING REAX
TRT:0:36
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 30 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE – NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

30 OCTOBER 2025, NEW YORK CITY

2. Wide shot, press briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General has repeatedly asserted that current nuclear risks are already alarmingly high, and all actions that could lead to miscalculation or escalation with catastrophic consequences must be avoided. And as he has said, we must never forget the disastrous legacy of over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests carried out over the last 80 years and the nuclear testing can never be permitted under any circumstances.”
4. Wide shot, press briefing room

Storyline

Asked about the US nuclear weapons testing announcement, a UN spokesperson said “The Secretary-General has repeatedly asserted that current nuclear risks are already alarmingly high, and all actions that could lead to miscalculation or escalation with catastrophic consequences must be avoided.”

Deputy UN Spokesperson Farhan Haq spoke to reporters today (30 Oct) in New York.

He said that the UN chief reminded the world that “we must never forget the disastrous legacy of over 2,000 nuclear weapons tests carried out over the last 80 years and the nuclear testing can never be permitted under any circumstances.”

The United States signed the Comprehensive Nuclear‑Test‑Ban Treaty (CTBT) in 1996, but it has not ratified it.

Since 1945, more than 2,000 nuclear tests have been carried out worldwide.