The Netherlands as the "no" vote is not a plot twist I expected.
Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, passed at @UN 122 to 1. Netherlands voted no. Singapore abstained http://politi.co/2sQ79KJ
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"The Netherlands ... couldn't vote for a treaty that went against its NATO obligations" http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/g20-summit-120-countries-adopt-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty-arms-war-prohibition-disarmament-a7828581.html … Dutch also allies of USA.
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I guess all the other NATO members just didn't show up?
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122+1+1=124: should I conclude that the 69 other members states were missing? Is there a map of the vote?
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