Anterian Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
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The Anterian Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (ATPNW), or the Nuclear Ban Treaty, is a legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons among its parties, with the goal of leading towards their total elimination. The language of the treaty of drafted in a special committee that existed from September 14th to September 29th, 2020, hosted at the World Diplomatic Tower in The Vanna.
Specifically, For those nations that are party to it, the treaty prohibits the development, testing, production, stockpiling, stationing, transfer, use and threat of use of nuclear weapons, as well as assistance and encouragement to the prohibited activities. For nuclear armed states joining the treaty, it provides for a time-bound framework for negotiations leading to the verified and irreversible elimination of its nuclear weapons programs.
The treaty went into effect on October 6th when Gassasinia became the first party to the treaty.
Members of the Treaty
Nation | Signer | Date become signatory | Date become a party |
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Gassasinia | Signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs Joseph Abdel-Massih, Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rashid and Deputy Prime Minister Nadim Saqqaf. | 6 Oct 2020 | N/A |
Canton River Delta | Signed by Daimshu Mei Wang and Kōgō Kyasarin Sakuri. | 13 Dec 2020 | N/A |
The Vanna | Signed by Executive Minister William Conners on behalf of the Congress and People of the Democratic Federation of the Vanna | 13 Oct 2020 | N/A |
Note - Parties unlike signatories agree to be bound to the treaty; signatories simply are in political support of the treaty and willing to continue to engage in the treaty process until such time they are ready to be a party to the treaty.
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