前苏联总理米哈伊尔戈尔巴乔夫警告说，核大国之间的紧张关系正使整个世界处于危险之中，他呼吁国际社会宣布所有大规模杀伤性武器为非法。
与...交谈英国广播公司前苏联最后一任领导人警告说，即使冷战在大约30年前结束，美国和俄罗斯仍处于冲突状态。
这位88岁的老人表示，这场对抗——他形容为“寒冷，但仍是一场战争”——是全球安全面临的最大威胁之一。
“看看发生了什么——在不同的地方有小冲突，有枪击，”他解释道。“船只和飞机被送到这里、那里和任何地方。这不是我们想要的局面。”
戈尔巴乔夫执政期间，与美国领导人合作限制核扩散，缓解华盛顿和莫斯科之间的冷战紧张局势。
他的里程碑式成就之一是1987年的《中程核力量条约》，该条约禁止射程为310英里至3417英里的地面发射核导弹和常规导弹。
这迫使美国和苏联的敌人从战场上撤走大约2700枚短程和中程导弹。
唐纳德·特朗普总统今年早些时候宣布美国将退出该条约指责俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京一再违反其条款。
俄罗斯现在也放弃了该协议，引发了对欧洲新一轮军备竞赛的担忧。两者法宝和普京认为需要强大的军队来实现各自的国家愿景。
戈尔巴乔夫也参与了1991年总统核倡议美国和苏联通过它放弃了战术或“战场”核武器，以及1991年《削减战略武器条约》，这将超级大国限制在6000枚核武器，武装1600枚洲际弹道导弹和轰炸机。
这位政治家坚持反对核武器，并告诉英国广播公司，除非核武器被摧毁，否则真正的全球安全仍难以捉摸。“只要大规模杀伤性武器存在，主要是核武器，危险就很大，”他解释说。
戈尔巴乔夫补充道:“所有国家都应该宣布——所有国家——必须销毁核武器。”。“这是为了拯救我们自己和我们的星球。”
根据世界核武器组织的数据，目前地球上大约有3750枚现役核武器斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所以及另外10，115枚非现役弹头。
斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所称，绝大多数现役核弹头属于美国(1750枚)和俄罗斯(1600枚)。其余的分布在剩余的核大国之间——英国、中国、法国、印度、巴基斯坦、以色列和朝鲜。
2017年5月9日，俄罗斯莫斯科胜利日阅兵期间，俄罗斯亚尔斯-24洲际弹道导弹系统穿越红场。
U.S. AND RUSSIA AT 'COLOSSAL' DANGER OF CONFLICT, MIKHAIL GORBACHEV WARNS: 'NUCLEAR WEAPONS MUST BE DESTROYED'
Former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev has warned that tensions between nuclear powers is putting the whole world at risk, calling for all weapons of mass destruction to be outlawed by the international community.
Speaking with the BBC, the last leader of the Soviet Union warned that the U.S. and Russia remain in a state of conflict even though the Cold War ended some 30 years ago.
This confrontation—which he described as "chilly, but still a war"—is among the greatest threats to global security, the 88 year old suggested.
"Look at what's happening—in different places there are skirmishes, there are shootings," he explained. "Ships and aircraft are being sent here, there and everywhere. This is not a situation we want."
While in power, Gorbachev worked with U.S. leaders to limit nuclear proliferation and soothe Cold War tensions between Washington and Moscow.
Among his landmark achievements was the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, which banned ground-launched nuclear and conventional missiles with ranges from 310 miles 3,417 miles.
This forced the U.S. and Soviet Union foes to remove some 2,700 short- and medium-range missiles from the battlefield.
President Donald Trump announced earlier this year that the U.S. would leave the treaty, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of repeatedly violating its terms.
Russia has now also ditched the agreement, raising fears of a new arms race in Europe. Both Trump and Putin have increased weapons spending, believing a strong military is required in order to achieve their respective national visions.
Gorbachev was also involved in the 1991 Presidential Nuclear Initiatives, through which the U.S. and Soviet Union gave up tactical or "battlefield" nuclear weapons, as well as the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which limited the superpowers to 6,000 nuclear weapons arming 1,600 intercontinental ballistic missiles and bombers.
The statesman has maintained his opposition to nuclear weapons, and told the BBC that true global security will remain elusive unless they are destroyed. "As long as weapons of mass destruction exist, primarily nuclear weapons, the danger is colossal," he explained.
"All nations should declare—all nations—that nuclear weapons must be destroyed," Gorbachev added. "This is to save ourselves and our planet."
There are currently around 3,750 active nuclear weapons on the planet, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, alongside another 10,115 inactive warheads.
The vast majority of the active warheads belong to the U.S. (1,750) and Russia (1,600), SIPRI said. The rest are spread between the remaining nuclear powers—the U.K., China, France, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea.
A Russian Yars RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile system rides through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2017.
