Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- While world attention is focused on the Covid-19 pandemic which thankfully is under control in Sri Lanka though a second wave appears to be emerging in the United States and some parts of Europe, less attention is being given to another threat that could destroy the world within minutes. This is the threat of nuclear weapons. While the nine countries which posses nuclear weapons have been negotiating non-proliferation treaties, the United Nations and others including Pope Francis have been repeatedly calling for nuclear disarmament. They seek this because in the nuclear-powered countries a leader, in a moment of insanity, could activate the nuclear code and destroy the world. World political analysts say such a catast...