nuclear test ban
Arms control agreement
A nuclear test ban is an agreement prohibiting the detonation of nuclear weapons for testing purposes.
The term usually refers to international treaties: the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty outlawed atmospheric, underwater, and outer space tests, while the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty aims to prohibit all nuclear explosions.
The negotiations stalled over verification provisions for the nuclear test ban.
- mushroom cloudDistinctive nuclear blast formation
- radioactive falloutContaminated particles descending post-blast
- Nevada desertArid Western U.S. landscape
- peace treatyFormal end to hostilities
- groundwater pollutionSubsurface water made toxic
geopolitical tensions · radiation sickness · satellite imagery · global security · genetic mutations · moratorium · diplomatic summits · fallout shelter · biodiversity loss · cold war
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nuclear test bannuclear testing
Experimental warhead detonations
atomic testing · nuclear proliferation · weapons testing · weapons test · nuclear arms race
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