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AMAZING NEWS: Kazakhstan just became the 26th state party to #nucleaban treaty & the timing couldn’t have been better - as today marks 70 yrs since the first Soviet nuclear test took place in Semipalatinsk site in Kazakhstan, marking the start of the nuclear arms race. #thread
The Semipalatinsk site aka the Polygon in Kazakhstan was the site where nearly a quarter of the world’s nuclear tests took place & harmed over 1.5 million Kazakh people and had terrible consequences on the environment.
The #nuclearban treaty calls for assistance, support & rehabilitation of those affected by nuclear weapons testing and use + outlaws everything to do with these weapons.Check this out to see how you can support the #nuclearban treaty ➡️ bit.ly/2HcfNbi
That’s why Kazakhstan’s ratification on this Int #DayAgainstNuclearTests comes as a strong reminder that countries around the should stop nuclear tests & work towards ending nuclear weapons and the threat they pose us.
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