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Russia Blocks Adoption Of Nuclear Disarmament Declaration At UN

Russia said the draft final text on nuclear disarmament lacked "balance." (File)United Nations: Russia on Friday prevented the adoption of a joint declaration following a four-week UN conference on a nuclear disarmament treaty, with Moscow denouncing what it said were "political" aspects of the text.The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which 191 signatories review every five years, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promote complete disarmament and promote cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.The nations have been gathered at UN headquarters in New York since August 1 participating in a month of negotiations, including a final session that was postponed for several hours on Friday.In the end, the conference's president, Gustavo Zlauvinen of Argentina, sai...