US leads boycott of nuclear weapons ban talks

US leads boycott of nuclear weapons ban talks United Nations, United States (AFP) March 27, 2017 - More than 100 countries on Monday launched the first UN talks aimed at achieving a legally binding ban on nuclear weapons, as Washington led an international boycott of a process it deems unrealistic. Before the conference had even begun, the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, spoke out to reject the proposal in the light of current global security threats. "As a mom and a daughter th ... more

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