North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country's nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in a photo released in January last year. | KCNA / via REUTERS

United Nations –

Signatories of the landmark nuclear nonproliferation treaty will meet at the U.N. from Monday as hopes fade they can reach an agreement and tensions soar between the atomic powers.

In 2022, during the last review of the treaty that is considered the cornerstone of nonproliferation, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned humanity was "one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation."

The situation has only worsened since then.

In a time of both misinformation and too much information,
quality journalism is more crucial than ever.
By subscribing, you can help us get the story right.

SUBSCRIBE NOW