Nuclear disarmament conference fails to reach consensus after Russia opposes final report
A nuclear disarmament conference failed to adopt a report Aug. 26 after its member parties were unable to bridge irreconcilable differences over contentious issues during the nearly monthlong session at the U.N.’s New York headquarters.
With Russia opposed to approving a draft report, the review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty failed to agree to a document for the second straight time after the same result in 2015.
The lack of a consensus this time marked another setback for the already weakened forum, tasked with convincing the world that relevant nuclear weapon policies and technologies are properly controlled.
The fate of a Russian-seized atomic power plant in Ukraine and a call for states to adopt doctrines banning the preemptive use of nuclear weapons were among the issues that stymied debate during the gathering, which began Aug. 1.
The treaty, which came into effect in 1970, authorizes only five countries to possess nuclear arsenals: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. (Kyodo)
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