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Article: UN committee approves resolution calling for nuclear weapons to be removed from high alert
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- November 2, 2007
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The U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee approved a resolution calling for all nuclear weapons to be taken off high alert over objections from the United States, Britain and France.
The resolution calls for taking steps to decrease the readiness of nuclear weapons systems by "ensuring that all nuclear weapons are removed from high alert status."
The vote Thursday was 124-3 with the three Western nuclear powers voting "no." There were 34 abstentions, mainly from NATO and Western countries as well as China. Russia did not vote.
John Duncan, Britain's ambassador for multilateral arms control and disarmament, said Thursday that his country ...