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Dear all,

beatrice fihn of ICAN has noted there will only ever be one Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and that Treaty will only enter into force one time.

that one time is friday, january 22, 2021. that’s the day the international community declares nuclear weapons illegal.

the US and other nuclear powers have responded with arms cross, lower lip poked out, and a vigorous side-to-side head shake: “Nuh-uh! we didn’t sign it so it doesn’t apply to us. So there!”

despite that denial, nuclear weapons will join land mines, chemical and biological weapons, along with poisonous gas as weapons of mass destruction that are declared illegal by the international community.

YOU CAN CELEBRATE WITH US!

Across the country, people are taking action—individually and in pandemic-safe groups—to mark the historic day. and to put the pressure on the US to face the Treaty’s demands. at nuclear weapons facilities and…