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Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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- On January 22, 2021, the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons called the “Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” came into force.
- This treaty is the first legally binding international agreement that aim to eliminate nuclear weapons completely.
- The treaty was approved by United Nations General Assembly in 2017.
- It was supported by 120 members of the UN.
- However, none of the nine members of the UN that possess nuclear weapons supported it.
- These nine countries are US, Britain, Russia, China, France, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea.
- India does not support the Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
- India is committed to the policy of “No First Use” against nuclear weapon states and non-use against non-nuclear weapon states.
- India is also committed to negotiations regarding the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty.
- FMCT is a proposed international agreement.
- The agreement prohibits production of enriched Uranium and Plutonium.
- India has also not signed Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
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