There's an obvious reason Theresa May won't sign a treaty to ban nuclear weapons

There’s an obvious reason Theresa May won’t sign a treaty to ban nuclear weapons

Last Updated: September 17, 2017By Mike SivierTags: ban, Conservative, Mike Sivier, mikesivier, nuclear, sale, sell, Theresa May, Tories, Tory, treaty, Vox Political, weapons

The UK and other nuclear powers support a non-proliferaton treaty, which prevents the spread of nuclear weapons – but it has been criticised as ineffective [Image: Getty].

You’ve probably already guessed why Theresa May is unlikely to sign any treaty limiting arms sales of any kind.

It’s for this reason:

Her defence secretary, Michael ‘Bomber’ Fallon, is already looking forward to selling them for a huge profit to anybody with the cash, regardless of their credentials.

And, as Billy Connolly once famously said, the brilliant part is that they could fill any so-called nuclear missiles they sell with doughnuts – anybody insane enough to try using them would get their just desserts (literally).

Even in the shadow of the crisis provoked by North Korea, greed will win over human lives every time.

People who voted for this lunatic’s idea of “strong and stable” leadership should have known that.

Pressure is mounting on Theresa May to sign up to a UN treaty calling for the eventual elimination of nuclear weapons.

More than 120 nations endorsed the global treaty at a summit in July, which warns that a complete ban is the only way to prevent the “catastrophic humanitarian consequences” of the use of nuclear weapons.

Britain and other nuclear nations opposed the move, but critics have called on the Prime Minister to change course this week when the treaty will be opened for signatures at the UN’s annual general assembly.

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