1st - Disarmament and International Security

Oct

18

2016

71 UNGA: Cuba at the First Committee Thematic Debate on item: “Other weapons of mass destruction”.

Mr. Chairman,

Cuba does not possess or intend to possess any kind of weapons of mass destruction and strongly supports their total and full prohibition and elimination.

The only absolute guarantee to prevent the acquisition and use of weapons of mass destruction, even by terrorists, is the total and immediate elimination and prohibition of these weapons in a transparent, verifiable and irreversible manner.

Mr. Chairman,

Oct

17

2016

71 UNGA: Cuba at the First Committee Thematic Debate on Nuclear Weapons.

Mr. Chairman,

We fully support the statement delivered by Indonesia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.

The international community cannot remain silent in the face of the major threat posed by nuclear weapons for the survival of humankind. Intentional or not, the detonation of a small fraction of these weapons would have devastating consequences for our planet.

The existence of over 15,000 nuclear weapons, 4,000 of them ready to be deployed, cannot be justified and is unacceptable.

Oct

06

2016

71 UNGA: Cuba at the General Debate of the UN First Committee.

Mr. Chairman,

The Cuban delegation commends you for your election, as well as the other members of the Bureau.

We fully endorse the statement delivered by Venezuela on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and by the Dominican Republic on behalf of CELAC.

Mr. Chairman,

The possibility of a nuclear war, within the current context of dangerous and growing tensions, is becoming ever closer and unpredictable. We insist that nuclear disarmament is an international priority and deserves attention at the highest level.

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