Head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossy said: “In general, we are not observing a disarmament, but an increase in nuclear weapons. That is, the countries develop and increase their nuclear arsenals.”
Grossy made a statement for the official publication of Vatican News after a meeting with the spiritual leader of the Catholics and the Catholic Head Pope Leo XIV.
He noted that the pope’s calls are very significant, and that his task is to prevent this by specific actions.
The general director said that the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear power plant in Ukraine is still in danger due to the war, that the object is almost every day under the bombing and attacks aircraft, as well as multiple power outages.
Mariano Grossy, speaking of an increase in military activity, said: “(nuclear power plants) is not in one of the areas where the war is on. It is located directly on the front line. Therefore, the likelihood that something will happen is extremely high”. The whole we are observing the disarmament, but the extension of nuclear weapons. Leo XIV, noting that it is very important to stop this trend and that this is perhaps the biggest problem in the issue of nuclear weapons and disarmament today.
Grossy noted that, despite the lack of disarmament, some successes in the field of nuclear weapons were reached, and said that the fact that Russia and the US For the first time in a long time, this question was raised.
in his opinion, in case of progress in peaceful efforts between Russia and Ukraine, this probability will be higher.