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Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water

Date:1963
Description:The objective of the Treaty is to "obtain an agreement on general and complete disarmament under strict international control in accordance with the objectives of the United Nations; to put an end to the armaments race and eliminate incentives to the production and testing of all kinds of weapons, including nuclear weapons."
Type:Conventions and treaties
Source:UN Geneva - Major International Instruments on Disarmament and Related Issues
URL:http://www.unog.ch/frames/disarm/distreat/part_ban.htm
Date entered:2001-09-06

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