Beijing urged the U.S. and Russia to act soon, saying the global nuclear order was on the line.

After Russian missile strikes knocked out power to multiple nuclear facilities in Ukraine, including Chernobyl, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released an urgent safety warning. Nuclear facilities impacted The nuclear watchdog reported that power line disruptions also impacted other Ukrainian nuclear plants.

The comments follow the recent expiration of an important nuclear arms treaty.

The former U.S. president has warned that the expiration of the New START treaty would "wipe out decades of diplomacy."

Global alarm is growing after the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia officially expired. The United Nations has issued a stark warning, calling this a “grave moment” for global security as all binding limits on the world’s largest nuclear arsenals disappear.

At its current production rates, China is likely to have a far more menacing submarine force than Russia in short order—though its quality is still uncertain.