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Friday 7 August 2020 | Written by Jonathan Milne | Published in Economy
Cook Islands Prime Minister Sir Thomas Davis signs the Treaty of Rarotonga, flanked by the Australian and Fijian prime ministers. 20080612/13
Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima – and the 35th anniversary of the signing of the ground-breaking Treaty of Rarotonga that started an international move away from nuclear weapons.
Yesterday was the 75th anniversary of the dropping of a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima – and the 35th anniversary of the signing of the ground-breaking Treaty of Rarotonga that started an international move away from nuclear weapons.
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