The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has won the Nobel Peace Prize 2017.
ICAN was a vital actor in bringing the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons to the United Nations, where it was signed by 122 countries. The accord was largely symbolic as none of the world’s nuclear-armed nations signed it
Further reading:
The Intercept: How to dismantle the absurd profitability of nuclear weapons
The Nobel Interview: Beatrice Fihn of ICAN
Nuclear annihilation 'one tantrum away', Nobel peace prize winner warns
Nuclear weapons: In conversation with ICAN
2017 Nobel Peace Laureate: Amid Talks with North Korea, It's Time for U.S. to Abandon Nukes, Too | Democracy Now!
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