Jayantha Dhanapala, member of the BAS Board of Sponsors, former United Nations under - secretary - general for Disarmament Affairs and ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, adds, «Despite the promise of a new spirit of
international cooperation, and reductions in
tensions between the United States and Russia, the Science and Security Board
believes that the path toward a world free of nuclear weapons is not at all clear, and leadership is failing.