UN vote ·
R/14/586B: FRANCE, NUCLEAR TESTING
Voted 1959-11-06 · Nuclear weapons
Yes
47
59%
No
19
24%
Abstain
14
18%
Absent
0
0%
Summary
TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 1 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4280), EXPRESSING GRAVE CONCERN AT THE FRENCH INTENT TO CONDUCT NUCLEAR TESTS IN THE SAHARA.
Voted against
Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, France, Guatemala, Honduras, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay
Notable abstentions
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Chile, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Greece, Haiti, Laos, Norway, Paraguay, Thailand, Turkey