Anterian Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

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 conference that took place 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 and the Fresian Confederacy became the first party to the treaty.

Members of the Treaty

Nation	Signer	Date become signatory	Date become a party
Gassasinia	Signed by Minister for Foreign Affairs Joseph Abdel-Massih, Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rashid and Deputy Prime Minister Nadim Saqqaf.	6 Oct 2020	6 Oct 2020
Canton River Delta	Signed by Daimshu Mei Wang and Kōgō Kyasarin Sakuri.	13 Dec 2020	13 Dec 2020
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	13 Oct 2020
Fresia	Signed by Prime Minister George Clinton and the Minister of Foreign Affairs John Taylor	6 Oct 2020	6 Oct 2020

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.}

See also

• Weapons of Mass Destruction in Anteria