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U.N. nuclear treaty ban to enter into force

Fifty nations ratified a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that will enter into force in 90 days, the U.N. confirmed on the same day it was founded 75 years ago.

An abandoned nuclear weapons depot in northern Germany
An abandoned nuclear weapons depot in northern Germany (AN/Jan Bommes)

UNITED NATIONS (AN) — Fifty nations ratified a treaty to ban nuclear weapons that takes effect in 90 days, the United Nations confirmed on Saturday, the same day the world body was launched 75 years ago to prevent another world war.

The 50th ratification came from Honduras, a day after ratifications by Jamaica and Nauru, and coincided with the anniversary of the U.N. Charter's ratification on October 24, 1945. That gave the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, known as the TPNW, the minimum number of nations needed for it to enter into force. The TPNW is now set to become international law on January 22, 2021.

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