
Nuclear Arsenals Ought To be Eliminated.
Eliminating them is a natural progression of a global society.
Nuclear Weapons are not established to be a necessity in order to accomplish some goal, that could not otherwise be achieved.
binding instrument to prohibit nuclear weapons,
leading towards their total elimination. https://undocs.org/A/CONF.229/2017/8 120 countries approved the draft text. and as of today, nearly 90 have signed the declaration. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Prohibition_of_Nuclear_Weapons
Banning arts of war is not a new concept. An example would be the Chemical Weapons Convention https://www.opcw.org/chemical-weapons-convention. We also can agree that the international community has voices significant outrage when there has been a use of chemical weapons as seen by this UN Security Council report. on the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian civil war. https://undocs.org/S/2016/738
While deterrence is often considered a core factor for the development of nuclear weapons, old fashion prestige may also be a motivator. After almost 75 years, they are still a technological honor badge. You could argue that it is no accident that the permanent five members of the U.N. Security Council are the first five states to develop nuclear weapons.
The death toll and long term effects of nuclear weapons are well known, undisputed facts. What is not known is what reason is there to keep them, that could not be achieved in some other means.
Therein the resolution stands. Nuclear Arsenals Ought to be Eliminated.
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