Nuclear Weaponry in the News

Gladstone, Rick. “A Treaty Is Reached to Ban Nuclear Arms. Now Comes the Hard Part.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 7 July 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/world/americas/united-nations-nuclear-weapons-prohibition-destruction-global-treaty.html

                        

On July 7th, a global treaty to ban the creation of nuclear weapons and to destroy all previously created bombs was ratified by 50 countries. The treaty, formally named The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, is open for any country to sign starting September 20, coming into law 90 days after it is ratified. All 9 countries currently holding nuclear power have not signed. Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, does not expect these countries to sign anytime soon, but does say that the treaty gives them a clear path to rid themselves of the nuclear weapons.