Ireland was a key founder of the UN Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
TIL that Ireland was a key founder of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty:
Within the framework of the United Nations, the principle of nuclear non-proliferation was addressed in negotiations as early as 1957. The NPT process was launched by Frank Aiken, Irish Minister for External Affairs, in 1958.
(via Gerard Cunningham)
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