The OPANAL (Organismo para la Proscripción de las Armas Nucleares en la América Latina y el Caribe) is an international organization which promotes a non-aggression pact and nuclear disarmament in much of the Americas. In English, its name is the Agency for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean. The agency was created as a result of the Treaty of Tlatelolco, ratified in 1969, which forbids its signatory nations from use, storage, or transport of nuclear weapons.
The first official secretary general was Leopoldo Benites from Ecuador.
Member nations
See also
- De-escalation
- Association of Caribbean States
- Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
- Non Aligned Movement
- Nuclear Weapons: The Road to Zero
- Anti-nuclear organizations
- List of books about nuclear issues
- List of films about nuclear issues
References
External links
- Official website – official site, English and Spanish versions
