UN chief urges treaties to prevent nuclear annihilation

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned at a nuclear treaty conference in New York, “Luck is not a strategy. Nor is it a shield from geopolitical tensions boiling over into nuclear conflicts. Today, humanity’s just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.” The World’s Carol Hills interviews Daryl Kimball, the executive director of the Arms Control Association, who is attending the conference.

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