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Widespread, popular support for a Nuclear Weapons Convention

There is overwhelming support for a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

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Widespread, popular support for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
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124 states supported 2009 UN General Assembly resolution for NWC
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Leaders from many of the NWS have expressed support
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NWC is a primary objective of most civil society organizations
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NWC is first point in UN Sec-Gen's five-point disarmament action plan
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Opinion polls in 21 countries show 76% of people support NWC
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States are legally obliged to negotiate a Nuclear Weapons Convention
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Minimalist approach to disarmament has proven inadequate
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A NWC would would make the world safer
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Pursuit of a NWC would draw the global community together
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Similar conventions have successfully outlawed other WMD
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Can't legislate for security
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Conditions necessary to enable a ban aren't in place
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Legislation prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons already exists
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Pursuit of a NWC would hamper progress on other key treaties
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