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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 14. August 2009 / Timeline August 14, 2009
Version 3.513. August 2009, 15. August 2009
08/14/2009
Africa Renounces Nukes
Treaty's Entry Into Force Makes Entire Southern Hemisphere Free of Nuclear Weapons
Over the last 13 years, all 53 African nations have signed the Treaty of Pelindaba.
A Treaty making Africa into a zone free of nuclear weapons entered into force on 15 July 2009, in turn expanding the nuclear-weapon free territories to cover the entire Southern hemisphere. The Treaty of Pelindaba entered into force when Burundi deposited its instrument of ratification, becoming the 28th nation to do so. Over the last 13 years, all 53 African nations have signed the Treaty of Pelindaba, IAEA.
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