Contrary to custom, the three western nuclear powers will be represented by second-ranking diplomats in an apparent sign of distrust of the ICAN-backed treaty to ban the nuclear weapon.(…)
Among the countries possessing the bomb, only Israel, an unofficial nuclear power, will send its ambassador to attend the ceremony on Sunday, according to the Nobel Institute.
It comes after three more countries this week added their names to a growing list of nations that have signed onto the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.