Former Prime Ministers of NATO Member States Call for Participation in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons September 21, 12:22

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NATO = Former Prime Ministers of 20 of the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization have sent letters to their active political leaders who are not participating in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, calling for their participation in the treaty became.

This was announced on the 20th by the ICAN = International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, an international NGO that supports the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which prohibits the manufacture, possession, and use of nuclear weapons.



According to the letter, the letter includes experienced prime ministers and foreign ministers of 20 NATO member countries including Canada, Germany, and Norway, former Prime Minister Hatoyama of Japan, and former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of South Korea. In total, it is a joint name of 56 people.



The letter said, "It seems that the danger of nuclear weapons exploding due to the deployment of new weapons and the fear of cyber attacks is increasing. We urge current leaders to step into nuclear disarmament before it is too late." We are reviewing our power-dependent security policies and calling for participation in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.



ICAN says it will soon send this letter to these 20 non-conventionous countries and to current leaders in Japan and South Korea.



The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons will come into effect 90 days after ratification by 50 countries.



With 44 countries and territories already ratifying, there is a view that it will reach 50 by the end of the year, but the focus is on whether this attempt will affect the stagnant debate on nuclear disarmament.