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title: "UN R/14/586D Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/14/586D: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1959 — 50 in favour, 16 against, 14 abstaining. TO ADOPT WHOLE 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4280)."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/592"
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# R/14/586D: FRANCE, NUCLEAR TESTING

Voted 1959-11-06 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

50

63%

No

16

20%

Abstain

14

18%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT WHOLE 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION (A/4280).

### Voted against

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

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, 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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