THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
THE COLD WAR
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prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
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prohibited the testing of nuclear weapons in the ocean
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stopped both sides from making more weapons
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didn’t change anything
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Detailed explanation-1: -Kennedy signed the ratified treaty on October 7, 1963. The treaty: prohibited nuclear weapons tests or other nuclear explosions under water, in the atmosphere, or in outer space. allowed underground nuclear tests as long as no radioactive debris falls outside the boundaries of the nation conducting the test.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Test Ban Treaty was signed in Moscow on August 5, 1963; ratified by the United States Senate on September 24, 1963; and entered into force on October 10, 1963. The treaty prohibited nuclear weapons tests “or any other nuclear explosion” in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) is the abbreviated name of the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground.
Detailed explanation-4: -Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)
Detailed explanation-5: -While not banning tests underground, the Treaty does prohibit nuclear explosions in this environment if they cause “radioactive debris to be present outside the territorial limits of the State under whose jurisdiction or control” the explosions were conducted.