the nuclear test ban treaty was signed in 1987.
where was the nuclear test ban treaty signed?
1987
in a speech in moscow following the agreement, khrushchev declared that the treaty would not end the arms race and by itself could not "avert the danger of war," and reiterated his proposal of a nato-warsaw pact non-aggression accord. for khrushchev, the test ban negotiations had long been a means of improving the soviet union's global image and reducing strain in relations with the west. there are also some indications that military experts within the soviet union saw a test ban as a way to restrict us development of tactical nuclear weapons, which could have increased us willingness to deploy small nuclear weapons on battlefields while circumventing the soviet nuclear deterrent. concern that a comprehensive ban would retard modernization of the soviet arsenal may have pushed khrushchev towards a partial ban. counteracting the move towards a partial ban was khrushchev's interest in reducing spending on testing, as underground testing was more expensive than the atmospheric tests the soviet union had been conducting; khrushchev preferred a comprehensive ban as it would have eliminated the cost of testing entirely. furthermore, there was internal concern about nuclear proliferation, particularly regarding the prospect of france and china crossing the threshold and the possibility of a multilateral nato nuclear force, which was seen as a step towards west germany acquiring nuclear weapons (the first soviet test ban proposal in 1955 was made in the same month than west germany joined nato).
partial nuclear test ban treaty
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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. it is also abbreviated as the limited test ban treaty (ltbt) and nuclear test ban treaty (ntbt), though the latter may also refer to the comprehensive nuclear-test-ban treaty (ctbt), which succeeded the ptbt for ratifying parties.
partial nuclear test ban treaty