Nuclear Weapons: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Abstract

A comprehensive test ban treaty, or CTBT, is the oldest item on the nuclear arms control agenda. Three treaties currently limit testing to underground only, with a maximum force equal to 150,000 tons of TNT. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, the United States conducted 1,030 nuclear tests, the Soviet Union 715, the United Kingdom 45, France 210, and China 45. The last U.S. test was held in 1992; Russia claims it has not conducted nuclear tests since 1990. North Korea announced on October 9, 2006, that it had conducted a nuclear test.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 2006
Accession Number
ADA458471

Entities

People

  • Jonathan E. Medalia

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Department Of State
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fissile Materials
  • Foreign Relations
  • Fusion Weapons
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security