"Part of the problem": why Australia, US haven't joined global nuclear weapons ban treaty

"Part of the problem": why Australia, US haven't joined global nuclear weapons ban treaty

September 7, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 118

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The episode discusses why Australia and the US have not joined the global nuclear weapons ban treaty despite the threat posed by nuclear weapons states.

Nine nuclear weapons states are holding the rest of the world “hostage to annihilation”, but the Australian government is yet to act on a global ban.

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