Published January 22, 2021, 2:13 PM
UNITED NATIONS – The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons took effect Friday but the milestone is marred by the lack of signatures from the world’s major nuclear powers.
A view the Center for Scientific and Technical Study of Aquitaine (CESTA/CEA), dedicated to the design of nuclear weapons, in Barp, southwest France is seen in 2014. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN)
Despite the missing participants, the occasion was marked by praise from the United Nations and even Pope Francis.
“The Treaty is an important step towards the goal of a world free of nuclear weapons and a strong demonstration of support for multilateral approaches to nuclear disarmament,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
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