U.N. Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Takes Effect, Without The U.S. And Others
"For the first time in history, nuclear weapons are going to be illegal in international law," says Elayne Whyte, who oversaw the treaty's creation.
A U.N. treaty outlawing nuclear weapons went into effect on Friday, having been ratified by at least 50 countries. But the ban is largely symbolic: The U.S. and the world's other nuclear powers have not signed the treaty.
"For the first time in history, nuclear weapons are going to be illegal.
