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After ratification by 50 countries, a treaty approved by the UN in 2017 to ban nuclear weapons can enter into force in 90 days, but without the participation of the world’s nuclear powers. Germany is not included either.
The international treaty banning nuclear weapons has been ratified by 50 states and can therefore enter into force. This was announced by a UN representative at the United Nations headquarters in New York. According to him, Honduras became the 50th country to ratify the treaty. The agreement could now go into effect after a period of 90 days.
The treaty represents an “important commitment to the complete elimination of nuclear weapons,” said UN Secretary General António Guterres. Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, wrote on Twitter that the document could go into effect.
The treaty was approved by the UN General Assembly in July 2017 with the votes of 122 states. Since then, 84 countries have acceded to it, but not all of these countries have already completed the ratification process.
Decisive countries not included
In the document, which is binding under international law, the signatories undertake “never, under any circumstances” to develop, manufacture, purchase, possess or store nuclear weapons. However, the effects of the treaty are questionable because it had already been negotiated and approved without the nuclear powers and is still strictly rejected by them.
Germany and other NATO members also stayed away from adoption because nuclear deterrence is part of the Alliance’s strategy. Therefore, the agreement is largely only symbolic.
