FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_65"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_65-b17)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.65-b01, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Darwin macpro 14.5.0 Darwin Kernel Version 14.5.0: Tue Sep 1 21:23:09 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2782.50.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Cannot open certain Urls with the Desktop awt class. I have an example for one, but there may be more.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Run the provided code

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Following web page opened in my default web browser:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gato_%28desambiguación%29
ACTUAL -
Crashes

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Non-Java exception raised, not handled! (Original problem: *** -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:]: attempt to insert nil object from objects[0])
at sun.lwawt.macosx.CDesktopPeer._lsOpenURI(Native Method)
at sun.lwawt.macosx.CDesktopPeer.lsOpen(CDesktopPeer.java:69)
at sun.lwawt.macosx.CDesktopPeer.browse(CDesktopPeer.java:65)
at java.awt.Desktop.browse(Desktop.java:386)
at bugkiller.BugKiller.main(BugKiller.java:21)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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package bugkiller;

import java.awt.Desktop;
import java.net.URI;

public class BugKiller {

/**
* @param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
Desktop.getDesktop().browse(new URI(
"https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gato_%28desambiguación%29"));
}

}
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