The request, in plain language.
Urges leaders to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Former officeholders’ endorsements are distinct from the positions or commitments of the governments they once served.
The implementation question
What would change a state’s security policy after its former leaders call for a different course?
A question for inquiry, not a finding about the authors’ intentions.
Keep the source and the reading apart.
This record summarizes a published position. The links below connect it to related documents, available research and an open follow-through record. Inclusion is not an endorsement, and a request is not proof of action.
Read across subjects
Editorial reading suggestions; shared themes do not establish agreement or influence.
A dedicated research note and journal inquiry have not yet been prepared for this record.
What happened afterwards?
Open the follow-through recordRecord history
29 Sept 2026 · Source-linked summary added to the archive. Original publication: 21 Sept 2020. Date shown on the linked source. Full source text has not been republished or preserved as a historical capture in this edition.