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Treaty reached to ban nuclear arms, now comes the hard part
Published Sun, Jul 9, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
FOR the first time in the seven-decade effort to avert a nuclear war, a global treaty has been negotiated that proponents say would, if successful, lead to the destruction of all nuclear weapons and forever prohibit their use.
Negotiators representing two-thirds of the 192-member United Nations finalised the 10-page treaty this week after months of talks.
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