{"id":33376,"date":"2026-04-30T12:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33376"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:11:31","slug":"sa-warns-geopolitical-tensions-threaten-nuclear-disarmament-efforts","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/sa-warns-geopolitical-tensions-threaten-nuclear-disarmament-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"SA warns geopolitical tensions threaten nuclear disarmament efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>South Africa&#8217;s (SA) delegation, Ambassador Xolisa Mabhongo\u00a0says current fraught geopolitical context places number of challenges that exacerbate the uncertainty surrounding the future of nuclear disarmament and the non-proliferation regime.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He delivered the message to the 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) currently underway in New York, United States.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Mabhongo told the plenary that SA supported the inalienable right of nations to pursue the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>SA says it seeks to reinforce and promote the implementation of three independent pillars of the NPT, a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, seek nuclear disarmament and promote the peaceful uses of nuclear technology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through\u00a0the\u00a0NPT\u00a0we\u00a0have\u00a0shown\u00a0determination\u00a0to\u00a0avoid\u00a0the\u00a0existential\u00a0threat\u00a0posed\u00a0by\u00a0nuclear\u00a0weapons\u00a0to\u00a0humanity,\u00a0whilst\u00a0also\u00a0using\u00a0it\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0betterment\u00a0of\u00a0humanity\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0peaceful\u00a0uses\u00a0of\u00a0nuclear\u00a0technology. &#8220;<\/p><\/div>\n<div><wbr \/><br \/>\nMabhongo explained that the risks created conditions for vertical and horizontal proliferation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nuclear\u00a0weapon\u00a0states\u00a0bear\u00a0a\u00a0special\u00a0responsibility\u00a0to\u00a0reduce\u00a0the\u00a0risks\u00a0associated\u00a0with\u00a0nuclear\u00a0weapons.\u00a0However,\u00a0it\u00a0must\u00a0be\u00a0emphasised\u00a0that\u00a0non-nuclear\u00a0weapon\u00a0states\u00a0that\u00a0maintain\u00a0a\u00a0role\u00a0for\u00a0nuclear\u00a0weapons\u00a0and\u00a0their\u00a0military\u00a0doctrines\u00a0should\u00a0also\u00a0be\u00a0accountable\u00a0through\u00a0risk\u00a0reduction\u00a0or\u00a0transparency\u00a0initiatives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33377,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-33376","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"SA focus on nuclear disarmament","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33376\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33378,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/33376\/revisions\/33378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=33376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}