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El Vaticano advierte sobre el riesgo del apocalipsis nuclear y la urgencia del desarme

En “una reflexión a la luz del Magisterio Pontificio”, el Vaticano publica un ensayo de Andrea Tornielli sobre la carrera al rearme y la urgencia de la paz en la que analiza “el riesgo del apocalipsis nuclear”. A la luz de cómo va la guerra que Estados Unidos e Israel mantienen contra Irán, el tema es de rigurosa actualidad.
“Una mirada realista no debería nunca olvidar que el riesgo de un apocalipsis nuclear aparece cada vez más cercano y, cuando se comienza a pensar como posible —aunque sea por hipótesis—, la total destrucción del otro no tiene en cuenta los datos de hecho sobre los cuales concuerdan todos los analistas, como la doctrina de la destrucción mutua asegurada por el uso a gran escala de armas atómicas por parte de un país atacante contra un país defensor, dotado de capacidad de un segundo golpe, que comportaría la destrucción de ambos”, explica.
Tornielli señala que “ninguna de las dos partes puede vencer porque el que golpea primero es destruido por la represalia”.
Andrea Tornielli (nacido en Chioggia, Italia, en 1964) es uno de los periodistas y escritores católicos más influyentes de la actualidad. Desde diciembre de 2018, por nombramiento del entonces Papa Francisco, es el responsable de coordinar toda la línea editorial de los medios vaticanos
En el mundo de hoy existen alrededor de 12 mil cabezas nucleares, el 90% de las cuales las poseen Rusia (5.459, de las cuales 1.718 están desplegadas) y Estados Unidos (5.177, con 1.700 desplegadas). El autor destaca que “las armas nucleares ya existentes poseen una potencia tal de poder destruir nuestra civilización centenares de veces, mientras bastaría una cincuentena para causar daños catastróficos globales”.
En cuanto a la guerra convencional, “hay que reconocer que especialmente hoy la tecnología lleva a la guerra con un potencial destructivo enorme, que perdura por mucho tiempo con el riesgo de no terminar nunca y de favorecer la expansión del terrorismo y la inestabilidad”.
La tecnología disponible, agrega, especialmente hoy lleva a guerras con un potencial destructivo enorme, “que perduran largo tiempo, con el riesgo de no terminar más o de favorecer la expansión del terrorismo y la inestabilidad”.
Andrea Tornielli escribe que “la única verdadera solución, que encontramos en el Magisterio de los Pontífices, es la de abandonar la deshumanidad de los conflictos que registran un creciente poder de muerte confiado a la Inteligencia Artificial, para volver a la humanidad de la diplomacia, del diálogo, de la negociación”.
Y avanzar al desarme, “que para los cristianos encuentra fundamento en las palabras de Jesús a Pedro en el Getsemaní: ‘Aparta la espada’, ha dicho León XIV el pasado 11 de octubre; es una palabra dirigida a los potentes del mundo, a aquellos que guían la suerte de los pueblos. Está dirigida al mismo tiempo a cada uno de nosotros, para hacernos cada vez más conscientes de que por ninguna idea, o fe, o política, podemos matar”.
Destaca que es necesario “desarmar antes que nada el corazón porque, prosigue el Papa, ‘si no hay paz en nosotros, no daremos paz’”. Y es la invitación del pontífice a “adquirir un punto diverso para mirar al mundo desde abajo, con los ojos de quien sufre, no con la óptica de los grandes”.
En el reciente Mensaje por la Jornada Mundial de la Paz 2026, León XIV escribió: “Los repetidos llamados a incrementar los gastos militares y las opciones que han seguido son presentadas por muchos gobiernos con la justificación de la peligrosidad de los otros. En efecto, la fuerza disuasiva de la potencia y, en particular, la amenaza nuclear, encarnan la irracionalidad de una relación entre pueblos basada no en el derecho, la justicia y la confianza, sino en el miedo y el dominio por la fuerza”.
El pontífice concluye, escribe Tornielli, que “frente a los escenarios de guerra cada vez más preocupantes” la única alternativa “es el desarme —cultural, político, espiritual—, la única alternativa a tener en consideración con seriedad porque abre una perspectiva diversa: un equilibrio basado en la confianza, la cooperación y la prevención”.
En los últimos días, el riesgo de un enfrentamiento nuclear se ha acentuado, sobre todo en los debates en Estados Unidos, pero también en Europa.
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EU pushes for end of Iran war in a manner where ‘everybody saves face’

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The European Union’s foreign policy chief said Tuesday that the bloc is consulting with Gulf countries to potentially «bring forward proposals for Iran, Israel and the U.S.» to get out of their war in a situation where «everybody saves face.»
Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, made the remark to Reuters, adding that «it would be in the interest of everybody if this war stops.»
«We have been consulting with regional countries like the Gulf countries, Jordan, Egypt, [about] whether we could also bring forward proposals for Iran, Israel and the U.S. to get out of this situation so that everybody saves face,» Kallas was quoted as saying.
«The problem with wars is that it’s easier to start than to stop them, and it always gets out of hand,» she also reportedly said, noting that the EU is willing to assist «diplomatically to bring the parties together to really stop this war.»
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EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, left, and President Donald Trump. (Omar Havana/Reuters; Nathan Howard/Reuters)
Kallas also pushed back after President Donald Trump said over the weekend that, «Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz Strait, will be sending War Ships, in conjunction with the United States of America, to keep the Strait open and safe.»
«Nobody is ready to put their people in harm’s way in the Strait of Hormuz,» Kallas told Reuters on Tuesday. «We have to find diplomatic ways to keep this open so that we don’t have a food crisis, fertilizers crisis, energy crisis as well.»
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Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the new leader of Iran. (Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Trump said on Truth Social on Saturday that, «We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability, but it’s easy for them to send a drone or two, drop a mine, or deliver a close range missile somewhere along, or in, this Waterway, no matter how badly defeated they are.»

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«Hopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others, that are affected by this artificial constraint, will send Ships to the area so that the Hormuz Strait will no longer be a threat by a Nation that has been totally decapitated,» Trump wrote. «In the meantime, the United States will be bombing the hell out of the shoreline, and continually shooting Iranian Boats and Ships out of the water. One way or the other, we will soon get the Hormuz Strait OPEN, SAFE, and FREE!»
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The city council in New York City is weighing a proposal to boost the minimum wage to up to $30 — a move that newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled that he would sign on the campaign trail — causing consternation among the business community.
The proposal from New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse, a Democrat representing Brooklyn, would require employers to pay workers $25 an hour if those employers provide qualifying benefits and $30 an hour if not. The current $17 minimum wage would undergo a phased increase to reach $30 per hour by 2030 for businesses with 500+ employees and $29 by 2032 for smaller businesses.
Santiago Vidal Calvo, a policy analyst at the Manhattan Institute, told Fox News Digital that the new law will have «unintended consequences» and «constrain the economy for everybody that actually needs the current minimum wage to live.»
«You don’t make a place more affordable by making people earn more. That’s not directly correlated in the best way,» Calvo explained. «If you have people earning more, then prices are likely going to also increase, so my question for many of those people is, okay, you’re earning more, but also prices have increased in the same amount, are you actually making things more affordable?»
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at Deno’s Wonder Wheel on Coney Island in the New York City Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, on Feb. 15, 2026. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu/Getty Images)
Calvo continued, «That’s one of the fallacies that a lot of people that don’t know about economics fall into. So many of these champagne socialists go and believe that increasing the minimum wage is going to solve everybody’s problems, because people are going to earn more and prices are going to stay the same. That’s Econ 101. That’s not going to happen. That’s why many socialist countries have failed around the world.»
The legislation echoes a prominent campaign pledge from Mamdani, who promoted a «$30 by ‘30» minimum wage message.
«In the world’s richest city, making the minimum wage shouldn’t mean living in poverty,» Mamdani posted on X last year. «As Mayor, I’ll work with City Council to raise the wage floor to $30/hour by 2030. When working people have more money in their pocket, the whole economy thrives.»
Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s office for comment on whether he intends to sign the legislation if it were to arrive at his desk, but did not receive a response.
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While many proponents of raising the minimum wage argue that the cost of living in New York City makes it nearly impossible to comfortably live, business owners are warning that the increase will force a reduction in jobs for businesses that can’t absorb the wage increase, Wall Street Journal reported.
In other states across the country, minimum wage laws have had adverse effects on lower-income workers, including in Los Angeles where Fox News Digital reported earlier this year the hotel industry is already cutting workers in response to a $30 minimum wage law that recently took effect.
Calvo told Fox News Digital that workers in certain industries, like fast food and healthcare will be «completely obliterated» by a $30 minimum wage and that «young and low income workers» will be «hurt the most.»
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The sun sets on the skyline of midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
«We’re going to see a huge portion of the workforce just immediately disappear from the city and I think that people are underestimating how much certain sectors are going to suffer compared to others,» Calvo said.
Calvo explained the importance of the Kaitz index, an economic indicator used to gauge where the minimum wage should be compared to the economy and that most economists agree the number should be between 0.4 and 0.55.
«This proposal will likely put that Kaitz index at 1.1, which is, by many standards, if not highly interventionist, a huge economic blunder,» Calvo said.
Fox News Digital reached out to Councilwoman Nurse’s office for comment but did not receive a response.
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