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title: "UN R/14/586B Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/586B: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1959 — 47 in favour, 19 against, 14 abstaining. 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."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/590"
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# 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

## Primary sources

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

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