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title: "UN R/16/808 Vote | Model Diplomat"
description: "R/16/808: Nuclear weapons. Adopted in 1961 — 54 in favour, 19 against, 26 abstaining. TO ADOPT WHOLE 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION II (A/4942/ADD.3)."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/un-vote/744"
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# R/16/808: DISARMAMENT, NUCLEAR

Voted 1961-11-02 · Nuclear weapons

Yes

54

55%

No

19

19%

Abstain

26

26%

Absent

0

0%

## Summary

TO ADOPT WHOLE 1ST COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTION II (A/4942/ADD.3).

### Voted against

Australia, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States

### Notable abstentions

Argentina, Austria, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Iran, Israel

## Primary sources

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

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