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Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, has warned of the lingering threat of nuclear weapons and the importance of a Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) for Africa.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the nuclear age at a public lecture at the Graduate School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and its relevance to global security architecture, Dr. Floyd noted that in his own lifetime, there had been over 1,500 nuclear weapons tests, compared to just six by North Korea in the lifetime of a typical 22-year-old Ghanaian student. He sadly described the devastating impact of the Hiroshima bombing, where a single nuclear detonation led to what he described as \u201clargest almost instantaneous obliteration of human life ever seen on Earth.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVisiting the Peace Memorial Museum now, you see photos of those affected. Things found afterwards. Things you can\u2019t forget. That tiny, charred tricycle. Found a kilometre away from the blast-centre. Many natural disasters and massacres down the centuries. But nothing like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Watch Blessed Sogah\u2019s interview with Dr. Robert Floyd<\/strong><\/p>\n