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UN Adopts U.S.-Drafted Plea for Stalled Nuclear Test Treaty | |
Uncle Fuck Stick Offer Upgrade User ID: 70967670 United States 09/24/2016 10:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to www.bloomberg.com] Nonbinding measure calls for all nations to ratify treaty Republicans in Congress objected as Senate hasn’t done so The UN Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution calling on all states to end nuclear weapons testing, a move that came over the opposition of some Republican lawmakers in Washington. The proposal passed the Security Council on Friday with 14 votes in favor and Egypt abstaining. The resolution, which isn’t legally binding, coincides with the 20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, an international agreement prohibiting nuclear test explosions, which the U.S. signed in 1996. more in link :4hlick: |
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