U.N. adopts Japan's anti-nuke resolution for 28th straight year

The U.N. General Assembly on Monday adopted a Japan-sponsored resolution calling for the total elimination of nuclear arms for the 28th consecutive year.The resolution did not mention the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the pact outlawing the development, testing, possession and use of such arms that took effect in January, in consideration of the United States, which provides Japan with nuclear deterrence.In the vote, 158 countries supported the resolution, eight more than last year, while four countries opposed it and 27 abstained.The five permanent members of the U.N. Secur…READ FULL ARTICLE