2021 ⟶ Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Enters into Force

January 22: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons...
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☢️ Non-Proliferation Treaty Ratified

March 5: Ratification of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.⟶
Non-Proliferation Treaty Ratified (1970)
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☢️ Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Enters into Force

January 22: The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the first legally binding international agreement comprehensively to prohibit nuclear weapons, comes into effect.⟶
Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty Enters into Force (2021)
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☢️ Permanent UN Security Council Members Affirm Nuclear War Cannot Be Won

January 4: China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US—all five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council—issue a rare joint statement affirming that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."⟶
Permanent UN Security Council Members Affirm Nuclear War Cannot Be Won (2022)
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