Uncle Sam no like no nuke treaty

January 22, 2021, was a momentous day in the cause of a nuclear free world. The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) became effective 90 days after ratification by Honduras, the fiftieth nation required under negotiations of the disarmament working group of the UN General Assembly. The General Assembly kicked off the effort 4 years ago in a 68 to 22 vote to negotiate nuclear prohibition.

Sadly, the U.S. and its other 8 nuclear colleagues boycotted the vote and all 22 nay votes were U.S. allies taking orders from Uncle Sam. The treaty now makes nuclear weapons, like chemical and biological weapons, proscribed by international law.

TPNW prohibits states from developing, testing, producing, manufacturing, acquiring, possessing, or stockpiling nuclear weapons. Signatories are barred from transferring or receiving nuclear weapons, control over such weapons, or any assistance with activities prohibited under the Treaty.

It’s understandable the U.S. would oppose banning nuclear weapons when it’s about to embark on a trillion dollar upgrade of our aging stockpile of 5,800 nukes. The U.S. called the nuclear prohibition effort ‘unrealistic’.

What’s unrealistic is the survival of mankind with America leading the race to nuclear Armageddon.