Lamola raises alarm over resurgence of Nuclear weapons in State security doctrines

By Akani Nkuna

International Relations Minister, Ronald Lamola has expressed concern over “compounding crises,” which he noted have detrimentally weakened international security through high disregard of international law and erosion of global governance, arguing that it establishes a world marred instability, heightened nuclear weapons resurgence.

“Conflicts across the globe inflict immense civilian suffering while international humanitarian and human rights law is violated with impunity. Adding to this instability is that nuclear weapons are resurgent in military planning and the security doctrines of many states,” he said on Tuesday.

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“Modernisation of nuclear weapons technology accelerates, and rhetoric once considered reckless is now routine, undermining past commitments and widening the gap between promise and practice.”

Lamola was speaking at the 2026 High-Level Segment Conference on Disarmament at the Palais des Nations, Geneva in Switzerland, which was attended by