WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the early 1960s, U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev each expressed deep concern about the strength of their respective nations’ nuclear arms forces. This concern led them to complete the first arms control agreement of the Cold War, the Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ans. The two arms control agreements signed by the two superpowers are – Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) and Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NNPT).

Detailed explanation-3: -On August 5, 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Senate approved the Limited Nuclear Test Ban on September 23, 1963, by an 80-19 margin. Kennedy signed the ratified Treaty on October 7, 1963. The Treaty: prohibits nuclear weapons tests or other nuclear explosions under water, in the atmosphere, or in outer space.

Detailed explanation-5: -On August 5, 1963, after more than eight years of difficult negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. The destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by atomic bombs marked the end of World War II and the beginning of the nuclear age.

Detailed explanation-6: -On 5 August 1963, the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT)-also known as the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT)-was signed in Moscow by the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom.