Nuclear Powers Sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Science, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Treaties, Agreements, Negotiations, Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation, Ecology, Environment, Conservation
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Russian/Former Soviet States History
- Geographical Location: Moscow, Soviet Union, Russia, Europe
- Date: August 5, 1963
Article abstract: The United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain signed a precedent-setting treaty that prohibited nuclear testing in particular environments and reduced radioactive pollution of the atmosphere.
Summary of Event
On August 5, 1963, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Great Britain signed the Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space, and Under Water, also known as the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) or the Partial Test Ban Treaty. The treaty was the result of several years and hundreds of arduous,...
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