UK on the wrong side
"UN approves new study on effects of nuclear war" (1/11/24)"Melissa Parke, Executive Director for ICAN welcomed the study: “This new study is an opportunity to bring our understanding of the impact of nuclear war out of the 1980s and into the 21st century. As the world becomes increasingly more interconnected, we need to make sure that policy decisions are based on science- not dogma and scaremongering. This study is a chance to bring that science together and guide us towards the future we want.”The vote on the resolution was not unanimous. Some of the nuclear-armed states and their allies actively lobbied against this study, possibly out of concern that more knowledge on what these weapons of mass destruction do would further erode any citizens’ support for having nuclear weapons. Only France, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom voted against the resolution. However, the vast majority of states (144) – ranging from those that lead on disarmament and have been impacted by nuclear weapons testing in previous decades to those whose policies support the use of nuclear weapons – chose to commission this critical study." "Only France, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom voted against the resolution." There were 30 abstentions, including the US.https://www.icanw.org/un_approves_new_study_on_effects_of_nuclear_warhttps://reachingcriticalwill.org/images/documents/Disarmament-fora/1com/1com24/resolutions/L39.pdfI guess that we know enough already and are not bothered.
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