Risk of nuclear weapon use is highest since cold war: UN Disarmament Chief

Izumi Nakamitsu, U.N. representative for disarmament affairs, addresses the U.N. Security Council on Feb. 26, 2020, at U.N. headquarters. (Photo: AP)

NEW YORK: The United Nations disarmament chief warned Friday that the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is higher now than at any other time since the Cold War.