Panel Discussion: Preventing Nuclear War and Securing the Future

How should the international community respond to the rising risks of a nuclear war and WMD terrorism? This session will explore the mounting threats of a nuclear war and terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons. What must be done to enhance the mechanisms and institutions necessary to prevent disastrous consequences, intentional or not? And what should the roles of the United States and China be in such an endeavor?
Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary General of the United Nations; Chair, Ban Ki-moon Foundation for a Better Future
Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst, Managing Director, European External Action Service
Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University
Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

[@abhayalaukik1365]

Jeff Sachs is the only one worth listening to in this whole panel

[@davidk6269]

I applaud Jeff Sachs for speaking the painful truth. He is putting his career and reputation on the line by angering the powers that be. He is on the right side of history, and I profoundly thank him for his courage and principles.

[@untertk3048]

Very well said, can’t agree more. It’s profoundly sad that his wise advise and sincere plea for peaceful talks are brushed away by the incapable but dangerous political leaders in the West

[@itsthenewlifeofsomeone1]

Absolutely 🙌 we need more people like Jeffery in this world

[@Ashdad99]

They cut him off when hes on mainstream media. They freak out when he starts to tell the truth and I'm doubtful he's going to be invited much anymore. Why aren't there more academics saying these things

[@winlaw3571]

Nobody can compete with Jeffery sachs because he is smart professional experienced truthful with beautiful heart for all mankinds .

[@wenliu8130]

Jeff is the professor who actually understands history, being honest and give wise advice. Politicians in the world should listen more to these wise people. It is so scary that Ban was served as the secretary -general of the United Nations. Now I understand why the world mess could get to this level. We should really carefully select country leaders and currently we have so many awful ones.

[@truthbearer888]

Jeffery Sachs is brilliant as always. Ban is a joke.

[@kashe747]

I wouldn't say Bankimoon is a joke, he has some points, It's rude to ridicule some while praising others, its not what Jeffery Sachs preaches to do, actually the opposite.

[@lamkoiyeenkoiyeen4437]

Is a crown 🤣😂😂

[@truthbearer888]

@@kashe747 Ban is a politician with no factual support for his opinions. His opinions are actually worse than bad jokes!

[@truthbearer888]

@@lamkoiyeenkoiyeen4437 You mean a clown.

[@elizabethtan1807]

And so is the Ambassador: her answers are shallow.

[@premprakash6673]

Jeff Sachs only the rational speaker here

[@MH-lb4fo]

This reaffirms that the ex Secretary General of UN is a lackey of U.S. .... Totally spineless.

[@untertk3048]

I used to have respect for him without really knowing him. Now lesson learned, no wonder he dropped out South Korea presidential race very early on. He is exactly what you described, spineless!!! The only reason he became secretary of UN is COMPROMISE between the 5 permanent security council member countries. He must have forgot that and thought US granted him the job.

[@untertk3048]

Europeans are hopeless. The woman has demonstrated that. She is talking like she has no clue what’s going let alone coming up with any resolution.

[@teckchuonting4582]

I only bother to listen to Prof Sachs among the speakers

[@henryng9406]

Tech, agree with you. Proffer Sachs is the only one worth listening to.

[@hellfarm66]

Jeff sachs is the man of words.

[@nrabinov]

The ONLY one speaking truth on this panel was Professor Sachs.

[@qzhang25]

EU is one thing, NATO is another thing. EU allows NATO (a.k.a. USA) to dominate its agenda, now live with the consequence.

[@elizabethtan1807]

Due to the Eisenhower Doctrine: it started when UK ( PM Anthony Eden) ; France and Israel invaded Egypt without the knowledge of US in 1954. But Eisenhower blocked the IMF loan to UK ( suffering from the depreciation of the pound and loss of reserves). So UK had to withdraw its troops; and so did France. Both countries humiliated: CDGaulle built France's nuclear capability ; then withdrew from NATO ; de Gaulle was also the first country to call in the dollars for gold under the Bretton Woods in 1957 which eventually led to the demise of the gold-exchange standard.

[@mygoldenset4174]

And, that is what President Putin tried to tell, to avoid conflict with NATO and Russia in Ukraine issue. It did not work with Biden familys businesses. Do we have to confront third world war for one family economy affairs?

[@saptarsimondal7653]

Jeff Sachs is brilliant, as usual!

[@premprakash6673]

yes he is absolutely brilliant

[@casimirchaudet2053]

Blessed are the peacemakers ! He is great

[@bunsdad4530]

Jerry sacks and George Galloway should run the planet

[@irynasakharchuk7044]

Professor Jeffrey Sachs👏👏👏👏👏from Ukraine. PEACE .

[@samliew6610]

Professor Jeffrey Sachs is AWESOME

[@samliew6610]

Go for PEACE dialogues and NOT just sending more arms to Ukraine which will only keep escalating the war.

[@scalarnai]

Ban Ki-moon singing from the US hyme sheet seems like he's still on the US payroll

[@antonycao]

He was the SG of United Nations, but never operated above his personal or national interest

[@scalarnai]

@@antonycao Unlike Kofi Annan (RIP), both Ban Ki-moon and Guttered are sadky absolutely useless US stooges.

[@lamkoiyeenkoiyeen4437]

He a US crown 🤣😂😂🤣

[@sc-to4uf]

*Jeff is one of a very few Western statesmen!*

[@david_w.5971]

Wonderful and to the point, professor Sachs 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 That’s why we have two ears, to listening to both sides otherwise the leaders will be push the wrong button!

[@twood2032]

What are the chances that CIA or the Ukrainians is planning to have Sachs killed.

[@antonycao]

Oh wow finally a voice of reason… Prof Sacks! You are really a man of virtue

[@sithomson4737]

Sachs. Brilliant. As ever.

[@na335]

Professor Sachs is a brilliant pro-peace man! I respect YOU so much! Hope if we’s a chance to avoid the nuclear war - there will be more politicians and leaders as Professor Sachs! Who actually trying to understand all details before making the decision and really carrying for the average people and the Planet! Utopia?! Probably… But I will hope! Thank you Professor for your truth!

[@ArifKhan-qf2ff]

What a waste of time with Ban ki moon , how was he ever the head of the UN

[@jackwilliamson1929]

Jeff must have difficulty suffering these people, I suspect that when he has private conversations with them they say of course you're right but I don't want my milk poisoned.

[@kylefitzgerald1851]

Jeffery Sachs is the adult in the room

[@daveelcock607]

So many missing pieces of the current crisis have been missing all along, it's unfortunate that Jeffrey Sachs seems to among the few that speak with some degree of honesty. His contriubtion to the discussion is warmly welcomed. Ban Ki Moon is definitely no Dag Hammarksjold at this critical juncture in the life of the UN.

[@hawkeye-007]

👏👏👏 Professor Jeffrey Sachs! You get my vote!…

[@johnhume4346]

In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act,”

[@lisatheobald2313]

Wreckless talk will lead to our mutual distraction. Sachs must be heard and his Diplomatic prowess should be utilized in the process. Diplomacy is the only answer! “We are all mortal.” - JFK

[@ArifKhan-qf2ff]

Thank you professor Jeffery for speaking the truth and shutting up Vancemo with his stupidity and one sided version about the Ukraine conflict, what a joke I am not pro-American ahhahaa 😂

[@kelvinkomora7159]

Even after working for UN all those year Ban still can't stand up for the truth. It's baffling.

[@jimmyng3853]

She is such liar: NATO is peaceful? Get out of here!!!

[@BKLau70]

NATO was created to contain USSR, and continued to bully others also.

[@hawkeye-007]

“Nothing is under control”… 👏👏👏. So true and horrible.

[@davidk6269]

Will NATO hold their scheduled nuclear strike drills in Poland during these incredibly dangerous and tense time? If so, that is an incredibly dangerous action that is needlessly provocative and risks world destruction if there is any misunderstanding or accident.

[@BKLau70]

Jeffrey Sachs, amazing as usual. Should have been monologue, as the rest especially moderator is awful.

[@ArifKhan-qf2ff]

Excellent Professor Jeff

[@jlee8181]

Ban was a useless order taking sec gen. Talk so much about N.korea now taking a pre.emptivr strike , while Ammorica had Always maintained that they are always taking a preemptive first strike option. The lady is talking rubbish. 1. Europe can never be energy independent simply because there isn't or enough oil and gas for their version of Europe. If EU really wants that they should have let or even invited Russia to join EU. Then EU can says that they have their "own" source of energy. 2. GET RID OF NATO. The conflicts there are ALL Nato instigated and initiated. 3. Get some balls and spine transplanted and crawl away from UAss. 4 . recognize that the world is NOT western European or anglo saxon

[@dan5607]

Yeah. Ban Ki Moon gives me a loooot of confidence in the UN leadership. No wonder why the UN is highly effective

[@rap3208]

The moderator is very biased and almost do all the talking.

[@jenme4796]

I feel the same, as if he thinks the wise cannot tell the difference, I can sense it from his tone and the type of questions being asked, how unprofessional. A moderator miss be in the middle, I remember during the Kennedy years, all interviewers are respectful

[@Coumei2009]

"Keep aggressor away", but just take a look at the history, who are the aggressors?

[@Steve-iu5hy]

The nazis both nazi Germans and Japanese

[@jiokl7g9t6]

Jeffrey Sachs is brilliant as usual. Get rid of the other wastes of space - we need Sachs on the panel and the other 3 people need to be promptly thrown into the bin.

[@60yoself-taught]

Why are all comments in praise of Prof. Sachs ? The answer is, He is simply great ! He dwarfs those around him.

[@RobertDeNi]

Professor was asking for dialog and compromise when countries dealing with nuclear war. Mr. Pon was like, we need US’s leadership, EU need to stand strong with US. He didn’t realize that is why we are facing a potential nuclear war here!

[@michaelgnit8476]

So many questions and so few answers.

[@pankajmehta8652]

Wonder which nation has the the biggest stockpile of Nuclear weapons ? The moderator did not know that.

[@adamaant4159]

Ban Ki is not a bright fellow. Dissapointing

[@ekkiazure]

Jeffrey Sachs shines as a beacon of truth telling on this panel.

[@jacoblam8433]

indeed. eu needs to wake up

[@px2wee87]

I salute and align with Prof Jeff Sachs but I don't think the New York Times will invite him again.

[@emptybook1458]

Good on you Sachs. At least one in the world in this situation stand by the Truth.

[@klarkewang]

European is hopeless....

[@barbrokjelkerud]

Tack Jeffrey Sachs från hela mitt hjärta

[@changtuckfatt5949]

Particular the EU ladies say about the Energy and put off all the provocation or Any aggressive topics She said everything is Correct, suppression And depressed is not Good for everybody So,we must concentrate in peace Not to instigate others,by showing Respect to others.thanks u.

[@souravpal8248]

I come here only for Jeff

[@acidbot666]

Never did I imagine that it has to take over 41 richest and powerful countries to be a military alliance, just because they fear only 1 single country (Russia). This shows how strong Russia's leadership and professionalism of Russian soldiers are.

[@themissingpeace7956]

Imagine a forum about democracy telling a guest to shut up after he said some “inconvenient truths”. You literally make a mockery of yourselves.

[@KoGyiKo]

Jeffrey Sachs is the only one worth listen to in the panel.

[@Ivan-hh1ed]

Ban ki mom doesn’t know anything about the coup in Ukrainia, wow , what a disconexxion with the reality for a former UN secretary!,,

[@lamkoiyeenkoiyeen4437]

Shame moon

[@dannyferguson9415]

Thank you for addressing this critical issue.

[@yunye1]

Professor Jeffrey Sachs is conscience peacemaker.

[@sarathbulathsinghala9635]

The level of NATO and US nuclear readiness came to a head when the 'headless chooks' in Ukraine fired a missile that landed in Poland. Reckless Zelensky tried hard to involve US and NATO to start a nuclear war. What was not surprising was to see NATO and US literally wetting their pants to show that the missile was not from Russia, because it would have exposed them to the world as real 'paper tigers' - unable to launch a nuclear attack knowing very well what will happen to Europe in such a situation. People in Europe enjoy a very high standard of living and it will be downright foolish to compromise their lives in a war US is trying to fight against Russia to the last Ukranian! Europe includes Russia. They should unite against the Aliens from the Western Hemisphere! This is why President Putin has always been talking about a new European Security Framework replacing the almost defunct NATO - a mechanism which is just a mechanism which keeps the bureaucrats such as Jens Stoltenburg and others of their ilk in office and the American - Military Industrial - Congressional Complex alive!

[@henrywong1486]

Who is the aggressor/s? Is it not US and NATO? Is not expansion of NATO an act of aggression?

[@musman6453]

I appreciate Jeffrey sachs 👍👍👍👍👍

[@kshen7485]

Korea War, Cuba Crisis, Vietnam War and even nowadays Ukraine War are all the fightings for the “comfort zone” outside the country’s borders. In order to make such “comfort zone”, 1950 Chinese army stepped into the Korea War, 1962 America warned Soviet Union because of Cuba missile issue and 1970s Chinese army secretly joined in the Vietnam War and expelled strong American army away from Vietnam. 1. Before Korea War, no one from the west ever thought the poor “dictatorship” Chinese army with their stone-aged equipments could really dare to step into the Korea War and push armed to teeth American army from Chinese border back to Korean 38 degrees north latitude line, above which has been keeping as Chinese “comfort zone”, nowadays North Korea. 2. No surprise when Kennedy announced the ultimatum of nuclear attack to Cuba and Soviet Union in 1962 because America didn’t allow any foreigner to militarize its “comfort zone”, Cuba. 3. Even now very few could really understand from the beginning of the Vietnam War why did advanced USA army dare not to across the 17 degrees north latitude after Chinese seriously warning, above which was also Chinese “comfort zone”, North Vietnam. And American army never ever went further north into this Chinese “comfort zone”. Instead, they just stayed behind there until 1975 they lost the Vietnam War. In conclusion, same as Korea War, Cuba Crisis, Vietnam War and nowadays Ukraine War against the provocation of NATO expansions, all are the same kind of game. Geopolitically and historically, every big country pursues its own “comfort zone” or buffer zone outside its borders! Russia is not exceptional.

[@Angle-of-Attack]

22:44, Sachs does not understand why Kennedy could not broadcast the nature of his agreement with Khrushchev 1963-1964? The deal was based on a trade, remove US Jupiter missiles in Turkey for Soviet missiles from Cuba. This could not be made public because; 1. Made US commitment to other areas of the world appear weak, like Europe and obviously Turkey. 2. A quid pro quo agreement would not have left Kennedy or Kennedy's party looking very resilient if nuclear activity did transpire. 3. Its unlikely Kennedy's close advisors would have blessed the real agreement. Also, the integrity of his deal would have been at risk. I admire Kennedy greatly. I tend to believe that he played chess on a several levels during this extremely turbulent time while still executing real, inclusive leadership. Often forgotten, the US and Soviet Russia have never officially been to war. And Kennedy played a key role in this! While Jeffery Sachs longs for more transparent foreign policy and wished Kennedy's negotiation was an object lesson for the average American; overlooked, the Korean war had already come and gone by 1964 and the Vietnam conflict was almost 10 years old. Unlikely to have changed much sentiment even if the noble lie had not been told by the great, John F. Kennedy.

[@caiby48]

In ancient teaching of the wise, it mentioned that to predict war and security in the future, just listen to the cry of animals slaughtering room in the night

[@ayalneh1245]

The former secretary of UN was appointed by Americans. It is not surprising that he is parroting the American position. M

[@hosz5499]

Jeff is loud and clear as always

[@hosz5499]

The reckless talks of (nuclear) escalation from many powers show states do not care of the planet as much as they pretend. No wonder the environmentalists are going extreme, gluing their heads to famous paintings. The despair … the disillusion of capitalism to save the ppl and the planet

[@3Cheese42]

I like how the asian guy is wearing the symbol which will be recognized on the same level as the Swastika in the future.

[@carlosencarnacion7902]

Ban Kin Mon isn’t a serious and honest person, y the Russian are occupying the zaporilla power plant, how they’re attacking themselves at the plant?

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

Does anyone really belive that the United States would not have something to say, if, for an example, México Cuba are any country in central or Latin América were to form a military alience with the US advisorry, do you think any members of Congress would stand up and say, well you know, Mexcico is an independent country they have the right to do anything they want, I doubt that very much. Bernie Sandler

[@reginaldmcnab3265]

"they say we are dangerous and unpredictable but it is the US regime that has attacked more than 30 countries during the past 50 years we have attacked NON! They are afraid of us but we are not afraid of them" North Korea

[@sveinreinr4606]

Sachs is the man. :)

[@henrywong1486]

Why is EU acting in unison with US and NATO in condemning and imposing sanctions against Russia so hastily while saying that EU is independent entity from US and not subserviant to dictates of US. Just be truthful in her speech and the world will be a better place for humanity.

[@jimrule8652]

The answer is simple get NATO out of Eastern Europe that what Putin wanted a buffer zone between East and West it makes a lot of sense , It up to the American people to protest of there government wanting to use Nuclear weapons, it up to all country to protest to stop warmongers,

[@kshen7485]

Jeffrey told the truth. What a honest person!

[@nataliepalusinski6530]

Russians never were bombing the Zaporozckaya Power Station. It is absurd.

[@aseprohmandar6812]

Nuclear For Alls !

[@rajesh_624]

in this palace of lies - a truth or two indeed hurts.

[@antonyfrancis3247]

Hey, ENLIGHTENED EU, why not add Russia to 27? Did Russia ask to join the EU?

[@jiokl7g9t6]

Jeffrey Sachs for US President!

[@lowcc7602]

New York Times. Come back to sanity.

[@reynardus1359]

Jeffrey stop! You are not saying the stuff you're allowed to say! You can't take the " democratic" part of Athens Democratic Forum literally.

[@jacksonwong90]

trump and biden caused all this trouble to the world .

[@valentinoitalis5203]

god blessing putin

[@Laura-xd6ci]

bravo Sachs vs rubbish Ben vs nonsense lady

[@andyjackson2901]

Hey Athens Democracy Forum. I’ve listened to a few of these videos now. Ban Ki Moon is such a waste of the audience’s time. Please stop having him - he’s driving people away, not pulling them in. Everyone lives Saches for obvious reasons. Get more quality guests like him or stop wasting our time.

[@jiokl7g9t6]

Ban ki-moon is an out and out liar.

[@nadjiguemarful]

Stop trying to snuff Sachs' views out with your mirage of a Democratic panel.

[@dankuo8561]

Very simple: ask Putin not to launch nuclear weapons.

[@enriquevazquez9746]

If the west respects Russia’s interest, there is no need to use nuclear power

[@dankuo8561]

@@enriquevazquez9746 Russia is a nuclear bully that uses coersion to get what it wants. This will lead to many other countries to go nuclear as a countermeasure to assure mutual destruction.

[@kaderathebeekeeper22m3]

You ask him ;)

[@dankuo8561]

@Kool-aid Watchdog Quagmire head stuck where the sun doesn't shine

[@tonym842]

It is the west that is threatening with nukes.