U.N. General Assembly passes Japan-led nuclear abolition motion

U.N. General Assembly passes Japan-led nuclear abolition motion

A Japan-sponsored draft resolution calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons that encourages world leaders and youths to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki is formally adopted by the U.N. General Assembly on Dec. 7, 2015, despite failing to secure backing from the United States and other major nuclear powers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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