Amnesty International Australia welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Defence Minister Peter Dutton’s assurances that despite Australia’s decision to purchase nuclear submarines, that “Australia has no plans to acquire nuclear weapons”. Sam Klintworth, National Director of Amnesty International Australia, has written to the Prime Minister, urging the government to backup its recommitment to nuclear non-proliferation …
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Amnesty to Reynolds: sign the treaty to ban nuclear weapons
To mark the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Amnesty International has written to Defence Minister Linda Reynolds asking her to sign the treaty. The treaty makes it illegal under international law to develop, test, possess, host, use or threaten to use nuclear weapons. Whilst two-thirds of UN …
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UN: Nuclear powers must sign historic treaty making nuclear weapons illegal
Today is an historic milestone in the campaign to rid the world of nuclear weapons, Amnesty International said, as the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force. The treaty makes it illegal under international law to develop, test, possess, host, use or threaten to use nuclear weapons, and has been adopted by two-thirds of UN member states. None of the …
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