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New START Treaty
The US President Joe Biden recently proposed to extend New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) Treaty by five years. Russia has welcomed the proposal. Key Features of New START Treaty The New START Treaty was signed between United States and Russia in 2010 in Prague (capital of Czech Republic). It entered into force in 2011. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Arms Race • Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty • New START • New START Treaty • Nuclear arms race • Nuclear weapons • SORT • US-Russia
Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted on July 7, 2017. The treaty entered into force on January 22, 2021. The treaty is the first legally binding international agreement that aim to eliminate nuclear weapons completely. Signatories The treaty was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. However, only 120 members ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Enriched uranium • Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) • Nuclear weapons • plutonium • UN Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons • United Nations
United Nations: India sponsored Nuclear Disarmament Resolutions adopted
On November 3, 2020, two resolutions were adopted by United Nations namely “Convention on Prohibition of the use of Nuclear Weapons” and “Reducing Nuclear Danger”. The resolutions were sponsored by India. Convention on Prohibition of the use of Nuclear Weapons The resolution is being tabled by India since 1982. The resolution was also backed by ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Nuclear energy • Nuclear weapons • United Nations • United Nations conferences • United Nations Security Council
UN Treaty of banning Nuclear Weapons enters into force
The United Nations recently announced that around 50 countries have ratified the UN Treaty to ban Nuclear Weapons. This has triggered the treaty into force. The treaty was opposed by the United States and other nuclear powers Opposition to the treaty The major nuclear powers such as Russia, United States, Britain, France and China opposed ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: NATO • nuclear ban • Nuclear weapons • Ratification • Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons • Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons • United Nations
September 26: International Day of Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
Every year International Day of Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons is celebrated on September 26. Significance The day is important as it is based on the very basic reason the United Nations was established. The first resolution adopted by the UN was to achieve Global Nuclear Disarmament. In order to achieve this, the Atomic Energy ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: International Day of Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons • Nuclear disarmament • Nuclear energy • Nuclear weapons • Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons