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title: "UN R/14/585A Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/585A: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1959 — 44 in favour, 20 against, 16 abstaining. TO ADOPT 3RD PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/4280) REQUESTING FRANCE TO DESIST FROM CONDUCTING NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE SAHARA, SAID PARAGRAPH TAKING NOTE OF THE DEEP CONCERN OVER THE DANGERS ENTAILED IN NUCLEAR TESTING."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/586"
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# R/14/585A: DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR TESTING

Voted 1959-11-06 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

44

55%

No

20

25%

Abstain

16

20%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT 3RD PREAMBULAR PARAGRAPH OF 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (A/4280) REQUESTING FRANCE TO DESIST FROM CONDUCTING NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE SAHARA, SAID PARAGRAPH TAKING NOTE OF THE DEEP CONCERN OVER THE DANGERS ENTAILED IN NUCLEAR TESTING.

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Greece, Haiti, Laos, Mexico, Paraguay, Sweden, Thailand

## Primary sources

- [Voeten, UN General Assembly Voting Data (Harvard Dataverse)](https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/LEJUQZ)

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