PHNOM PENH (AFP)--Cambodia's government Friday approved a law banning the production, possession or transport on its territory of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction.
A government cabinet statement said it passed the law at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The draft law is an "absolute ban" on holding, producing or transporting chemical, nuclear, biological or radioactive weapons in Cambodia, it added.
The cabinet will submit the measure for parliamentary approval, but that is a formality because the ruling party enjoys an overwhelming majority.
The cabinet said it approved the law to "ensure security and public order, to protect the environment and health of Cambodians as well as to be a part of ensuring peace and security in the region and the world."
Despite recent economic growth, Cambodia remains one of the world's poorest countries and would be unlikely able to afford expensive nuclear technology.
Some 35% of the country's 14 million people live on less than $0.50 a day.
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