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January 30, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Friday rejected the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons that came into force on January 21 and said it was not bound by any of its obligations.
“Pakistan stresses that this Treaty neither forms a part of, nor contributes to the development of customary international law in any manner,” said the Foreign Office though it was welcomed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The Foreign Office stressed that it was indispensable for any initiative on nuclear disarmament to take into account the vital security considerations of each and every state.
Rejecting the treaty the Foreign Office said the treaty, which was adopted in July 2017, was negotiated outside the established UN disarmament negotiating forums.
Of course, the big world news is the coronavirus. Climate is as always, the vital second issue.
There was much favourable reaction to the nuclear ban treaty coming into force last week. The critics and sabotage from the nuclear weapons nations will no doubt come later.
Apart from the ban treaty, nuclear news has been very much in the background. The global nuclear industry is not wasting this ”quiet” time, but instead is ramping up and reorganising for a 2021 propaganda blitz.
Some bits of good news – Arctic Oil Drilling Plans Suffer ‘Stunning Setback’ as Almost ‘No One Shows Up’ For the Sale. UK Prioritizes Climate Crisis By Supporting Sustainability in Developing Countries With $4 Billion Plan. Startup Builds 3 Huge Indoor Farms in Appalachia Turning Coal Country into Agricultural Hub
The week in nuclear news
Of course, the big world news is the coronavirus. Climate is as always, the vital second issue.
There was much favourable reaction to the nuclear ban treaty coming into force last week. The critics and sabotage from the nuclear weapons nations will no doubt come later.
Apart from the ban treaty, nuclear news has been very much in the background. The global nuclear industry is not wasting this ”quiet” time, but instead is ramping up and reorganising for a 2021 propaganda blitz.
Some bits of good news – Arctic Oil Drilling Plans Suffer ‘Stunning Setback’ as Almost ‘No One Shows Up’ For the Sale. UK Prioritizes Climate Crisis By Supporting Sustainability in Developing Countries With $4 Billion Plan. Startup Builds 3 Huge Indoor Farms in Appalachia Turning Coal Country into Agricultural Hub
Indian Flash
January 23, 2021
In a historic moment, the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which is the first nuclear disarmament instrument in more than two decades, came into force on January 22, 2021.
Fifty-one nations endorsed the treaty. Meanwhile, the major nuclear powered nations are yet to approve it. The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has now become part of the International law.
In a message, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that the TPNW represented a “strong demonstration of support for multilateral approaches to nuclear disarmament” overall. Noting that nuclear weapons posed growing dangers, he said that the world needed urgent action to ensure their elimination and prevent human and environmental consequences of its use.