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Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Singed at United Nations (UN) on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons amid Fifty Nation on 20 September 2017
Fifty countries inked United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 20 September 2017 amid tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests.
Brazil was the first country to sign onto the ban, followed by nations from Algeria to Venezuela.
Fifty states as different as Indonesia and Ireland had put their names to the treaty, Remain Countries can sign later.
Guyana, Thailand and the Vatican also have already ratified the treaty, which needs 50 ratifications to take effect among the nations that back it.
Detail about Term and Condition of the Treaty
Under the terms and conditions of the treaty, the countries signing it would be barred from developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, otherwise acquiring, possessing or stockpiling nuclear weapons under any circumstances.
Under its terms, non-nuclear nations agreed not to pursue nukes in exchange for a commitment by the five original nuclear powers the U.S., Russia, Britain, France and China to move toward nuclear disarmament and to guarantee other states’ access to peaceful nuclear technology for producing energy.
