Nuclear weapons ban to enter into force despite US opposition
26 October 2020 |
6:45 am
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons needed a minimum of 50 states to ratify it. The 75th anniversary of Nagasaki and Hiroshima atomic bomb attacks prompted a wave of countries sign up.
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