First-ever nuclear weapons ban begins; nuclear powers arenât part of treaty The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is now part of international law. (Source: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File) By Associated Press | January 22, 2021 at 6:08 AM HST - Updated January 22 at 6:08 AM
UNITED NATIONS (AP) â The first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons entered into force on Friday, hailed as a historic step to rid the world of its deadliest weapons but strongly opposed by the worldâs nuclear-armed nations.
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is now part of international law, culminating a decades-long campaign aimed at preventing a repetition of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. But getting all nations to ratify the treaty requiring them to never own such weapons seems daunting, if not impossible, in the current global climate.
The White House says President Biden has proposed to Russia a five-year extension of a nuclear arms treaty that is set to expire in February.
As of Thursday, 61 countries had ratified the treaty, Fihn said, and “from Friday, nuclear weapons will be banned by international law” in all those countries.
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The treaty requires that ratifying countries “never under any circumstances . develop, test, produce, manufacture, otherwise acquire, possess or stockpile nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.” It also bans any transfer or use of nuclear weapons or nuclear explosive devices and the threat to use such weapons and requires parties to promote the treaty to other countries.
The first-ever treaty to ban nuclear weapons enters into force, hailed as a historic step to rid the world of its deadliest weapons but strongly opposed by the world's nuclear-armed nations.
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