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OPANAL
The
OPANAL
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