Word: bans
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Today the world counts on arms-control regimes, an interlocking set of treaties that come with inspections and punishments, to keep down the nuclear head count, notably the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty signed by 149 nations and the 1970 nonproliferation treaty signed by 185 countries. These treaties do work: Argentina and Brazil both signed and no longer talk of building a bomb; South Korea and Taiwan have halted their nuclear programs; South Africa has voluntarily dismantled its small nuclear arsenal; Iraq has been manhandled into giving up its nuclear preparations. But that still leaves out plenty of ambitious nations...
...ban, which began yesterday, encompasses the Harvard Law School (HLS) reading and exam period...
However, as a glance around Langdell's fifth floor yesterday confirmed, the ban is not being enforced...
...said she finds it strange that Langdell has decided to ban undergraduates...
Avle said he did not know if an unenforced ban would work, however...