U.S. should join nuclear weapons ban treaty (Your Letters)
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Posted Jan 13, 2021
Member state flags fly outside the United Nations headquarters, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. AP
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To the Editor:
On Jan. 22, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will enter into force. This treaty is a historic achievement in the global movement to abolish nuclear weapons, making it illegal under international law for participating nations to “develop, test, produce, manufacture, otherwise acquire, possess, or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.” The treaty also acknowledges the suffering that nuclear weapons testing and use have inflicted around the world, and includes provisions for environmental remediation and assistance to people affected.