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title: "UN R/14/586C Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/586C: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1959 — 50 in favour, 17 against, 13 abstaining. TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (AO4280), REQUESTING FRANCE TO DESIST FROM INTENDED TESTS."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/591"
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# R/14/586C: FRANCE, NUCLEAR TESTING

Voted 1959-11-06 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

50

63%

No

17

21%

Abstain

13

16%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT OPERATIVE PARAGRAPH 2 OF THE 1ST COMM. DRAFT RESOL. (AO4280), REQUESTING FRANCE TO DESIST FROM INTENDED TESTS.

### Voted against

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

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Greece, Haiti, Laos, Paraguay, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay

## Primary sources

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

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