A “no without any yes” to the spirit, logic and practice of nuclear deterrence!
On 22 January 2021, the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons became applicable international law. It prohibits not only the production, testing, possession and stockpiling of nuclear weapons, but also the threat to use them. Thus nuclear weapons, like biological weapons since 1971 and chemical weapons since 1997, are now also subject to prohibition under international law and to the requirement of their gradual destruction. With regard to biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction, this path has already been successfully taken.

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