Japan anti-nuke resolution not backed by many non-nuke states
2018-11-03 10:36:24 source：Asahi
Novermber 3, 2018
A draft resolution by Japan presented to the United Nations on Nov. 1 calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons was shunned by many nations that had pushed for last year's Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
The document presented to the U.N. First Committee, which handles disarmament and international security issues, was approved by 160 nations, an increase from the 144 nations that voted for a similar resolution last year.
However, that was seven less than in 2016, in large part because nations such as Brazil, Austria and New Zealand, which worked to establish the nuclear weapons prohibition treaty, abstained from the vote because there was no mention of the treaty approved in July 2017. Japan has yet to sign the treaty.
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