Kalam calls for nuclear weapons-free world

Making a strong plea for a world free from nuclear weapons, former president A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday said “universal pressure” should be built to ensure destruction and non-proliferation of such arms.
“Universal pressure should be built for a nuclear-free world,” Kalam said while addressing a gathering at the historic Gaiety Theatre here.
“Nuclear energy is required for power but nuclear weapons lead to mass destruction and should be destroyed,” the leader said.
At the 'Fundamental Duties to Strive Towards Excellence' colloquium, he said in response to a question that “there are more than 10,000 nuclear weapons in the world and USA and Russia have signed a treaty for reduction of nuclear weapons and it is hoped that both the countries would abide by the treaty.”
Lauding the role of scientists in achieving food sufficiency and raising food-grains production to 250 million tonnes, the leader underlined the need for a second “Green Revolution” to meet the increased demand of 340 million tonnes by 2020.