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U.N. warns of highest nuclear threat in decades, cites strained treaties

To counter these threats, the U.N. formed an independent scientific panel to report on the effects of a nuclear war.

The sculpture on U.N. grounds, "Good Defeats Evil," depicts Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon made from fragments of actual U.S. and Soviet missiles.
The sculpture on U.N. grounds, "Good Defeats Evil," by Soviet/Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli, depicts Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon made from fragments of actual U.S. and Soviet missiles, symbolizing the vanquishing of nuclear war. The sculpture was presented to the U.N. in 1990 to commemorate the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. (AN)

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