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Letter: 'Government must back treaty banning nuclear weapons'


Friday is a special day for me, not only because it is my 71st birthday but because it is the day the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will come into force in international law.
In my lifetime, chemical and biological weapons have rightly been declared illegal internationally as well as cluster bombs and landmines. However the most damaging weapons of them all, nuclear weapons, have not – until now.
This UN treaty has been brought about by years of tireless diplomatic work. It is a truly multi-national initiative but it is one which Westminster is, by and large, having nothing to do with. More than this, our government is, at great expense, going ahead and upgrading our part of the Trident nuclear weapons system. ....

United Kingdom , Sara Britcliffe , Ben Donaldson , Scottish Parliament , United Nations Association Of The Kingdom , United Nations Association , Non Proliferation Treaty , ஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம் , பென் டொனால்ட்சன் , ஸ்காட்டிஷ் பாராளுமன்றம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது நாடுகள் சங்கம் ஆஃப் தி கிஂக்டம் , ஒன்றுபட்டது நாடுகள் சங்கம் ,