Disarmament experts urge Europe to help halt 'Cold War 2.0' - German minister


  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Aug 2017

German Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel presides the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

BERLIN (Reuters) - Disarmament experts have urged Europe to be vocal in helping to halt what they regard as a new Cold War in which global powers have embarked on a new conventional and nuclear arms race, Germany's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Sigmar Gabriel was briefing reporters after hosting what he called a "very troubling" meeting of a commission known as "Deep Cuts", a panel created in 2013 to discuss arms control issues. It includes experts from the United States, Russia and Germany.

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