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States are legally obliged to negotiate a Nuclear Weapons Convention

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States are legally obliged to negotiate a Nuclear Weapons Convention
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Nature of the legal obligation?
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International Court of Justice affirmed legal obligation in 1996
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Minimalist approach to disarmament has proven inadequate
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Widespread, popular support for a Nuclear Weapons Convention
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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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