Schallenberg Delighted About Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

PeoplePoliticians ♦ Published: January 27, 2021; 15:55 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austria's Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg is delighted about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons entering into force. 90 days after ratification by the 50th signatory country, the Treaty entered into force on January 22, 2021. Schallenberg emphasizes the importance of destroying nuclear weapons "before they destroy us."

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on January 22, 2021. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons / United States Department of Energy [Public Domain]

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on January 22, 2021.

More than 70 years after the attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the treaty creates for the first time a ban under international law on nuclear weapons. …