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The list of parties to the Partial Test Ban Treaty encompasses the states who have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except underground. On August 5, 1963, the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) was opened for signature.
The impetus for the test ban was provided by rising public anxiety over the magnitude of nuclear tests, particularly tests of new thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs), and the resulting nuclear fallout. A test ban was also seen as a means of slowing nuclear proliferation and the nuclear arms race. Though the PTBT did not halt proliferation or ...
Comprehensively ban chemical weapons Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty [4] 1963 126 10 Ban all nuclear weapons tests except for those conducted underground: Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty [5] 1970 191 0 1. prevent nuclear proliferation; 2. promote nuclear disarmament; 3. promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy
A variety of treaties and agreements have been enacted to regulate the use, development and possession of various types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Treaties may regulate weapons use under the customs of war (Hague Conventions, Geneva Protocol), ban specific types of weapons (Chemical Weapons Convention, Biological Weapons Convention), limit weapons research (Partial Test Ban Treaty ...
After more than five decades of talks, it is time for the testing of nuclear weapons to finally be banned." [24] An article in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists describes how a North Korean underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009, was detected and the source located by GPS satellites. The authors suggest that the effectiveness of GPS ...
The last test series, cut off by the negotiation of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Totals: 1945-Jul-16 to 1992-Sep-23 1032 1132 12 27 231 0 to 15,000 196,552 Total country yield is 36.3% of all nuclear testing.
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty bans nuclear explosions by everyone, everywhere. It was signed by Russia in 1996 and ratified in 2000. The United States signed the treaty in 1996 but has ...
The standard official list of tests for American devices is arguably the United States Department of Energy DoE-209 document. [5] The United States conducted around 1,054 nuclear tests (by official count) between 1945 and 1992, including 216 atmospheric, underwater, and space tests. [9] Some significant tests conducted by the United States include: