A ban on nuclear weapons could come into force before the end of 2018

The treaty for the prohibition of nuclear weapons (the npt by) can gain the entry into force of 50 participants by the beginning of 2019, reports tass message of the executive director of the international campaign to ban nuclear weapons (ican) beatrice finn. We looked at how long it took other contracts for the prohibition of weapons (of mass destruction) to acquire 50 ratifications. I think it took 1. 5 to 2 years. So our ambitious goal – to achieve the 50 ratifications before the end of 2018. But it depends on the member states, fin said. She acknowledged that the adoption of a treaty advocates of disarmament will not be able to force the nuclear powers to abandon their arsenals.

They do, when they realize that it is in their interest. This agreement, we want to ensure that the disarmament was in their interests, said the director. According to her, representatives of ican "Trying to make people perceive nuclear weapons as something unacceptable," because "In the end, governments have to do what tells them people. "In turn, another activist, who founded ican, aussie tim wright said that in the "Coming weeks and months will be the campaign", which aims to convince governments to sign and ratify the npt by. This contract offers an alternative world in which there is a threat of mass destruction, he added. We will remind, the contract on prohibition of nuclear weapons was adopted on july 7, following negotiations, in which participated the nuclear powers, including russia, Britain, China, France and usa. The document will come into force after 90 days after to be joined by 50 countries.

Now the document was signed by about 50 countries, but ratified only three.