U.N. nuke ban treaty takes effect

U.N. nuke ban treaty takes effect

People parade in Hiroshima on Jan. 22, 2021, holding signs and banners urging the Japanese government to join a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons. The treaty entered into force the same day.

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