Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty : Background and Current Developments

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Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

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Examines the history of negotiations on nuclear weapons testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the national positions of the countries that have conducted tests, and the 2006 North K...

Examines the history of negotiations on nuclear weapons testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), the national positions of the countries that have conducted tests, and the 2006 North Korean nuclear test. Summarizes key provisions of the CTBT, preparations for implementation, stockpile stewardship issues, and pro/con arguments regarding CTBT. Includes chronology.

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