Indonesia, a close neighbor of Australia, officially joined the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons this week. The country aims to put 'moral and political pressure' on nuclear weapon states to cease their development.
Indonesia , a country of 275 million and one of Australia 's closest neighbours, is stepping up efforts to enforce a global ban on nuclear weapons .
Amid rising tensions in the Asia-Pacific, many smaller nations want the bomb banned before it's too late.Australia has a long history of supporting anti-nuclear weapons initiatives. That treaty has 191 signatories, more than any other arms disarmament agreement in history, and has overseen a decline in global stockpiles and countries including South Africa and Ukraine agreeing to relinquish their arsenals.
"But at the same time, the position is very ambiguous because Australia is very close to the US," he said.That treaty prohibits the stationing of nuclear explosives on Australian territory.
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