DR. HANS BLIX HONORED BY UNITED NATIONS CORRESPONDENTS ASSOCIATION
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan confers with Dr. Hans Blix, former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (right) during the 12/3/04 UNCA annual awards dinner where Blix was honored with "Citizen of the World Award" (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)
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With global threats shifting from state to non-state actors, there is no longer a need for the current nuclear arsenal, said former weapons inspector Hans Blix.
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