Brown Calls For Nuclear Disarmament – Liberia’s UN Envoy Backs NPT, IAEA

MONROVIA – Liberia has no nuclear weapons, yet its message at the United Nations (UN) was aimed at those who do. Ambassador Lewis G. Brown II told a high-level plenary that a nuclear war cannot be won. He pressed nuclear powers to honor their disarmament commitments under Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. The stakes are measurable. More than 12,100 warheads remain in global stockpiles, and two powers hold over 80 percent. Small states have no deterrent of their own. Their protection rests on treaties, verification and multilateral diplomacy. Liberia also wants the peaceful atom for farming, health and development. As THE ANALYST reports, it seems Monrovia is staking out a moral position in a tense global debate.

Liberia has reiterated its full support for nuclear disarmament, the peaceful application of atomic energy and multilateralism as a viable approach, urging states that have not joined the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) to accede to it.

Liberia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Lewis G. Brown II, presented the country’s position on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at the high-level plenary meeting in New York to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.

Brown reminded nuclear powers to fulfill their commitments under Article VI of the treaty. He declared that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought, describing the NPT as an essential cornerstone of world stability.

‘Armistice With Catastrophe’

Security built on mutual annihilation is not peace but merely an armistice with catastrophe, the Liberian diplomat argued. A single explosion, Brown warned, would harm civilians and cause severe damage that no humanitarian institution could heal.

Liberia reaffirmed its support for verification by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and for expanding the peaceful use of nuclear technology for development, agriculture and health. The country stands for diplomacy over brinkmanship, humanity over hegemony and a shared future over guaranteed destruction, Brown declared.

The appeal comes as over 12,100 nuclear warheads remain in global stockpiles, according to figures cited in Liberia’s statement. More than 80 percent of them are held by just two powers, the statement noted.