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US urges countries to withdraw from UN nuke ban treaty

by Edith M. Lederer
| October 21, 2020 12:06 PM

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States is urging countries that have ratified a U.N. treaty to ban nuclear weapons to withdraw their support as the pact nears the 50 ratifications needed to trigger its entry into force, which supporters say could happen this week.

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