UN Spotlights Nuclear Weapon States’ Refusal to Ratify Test Ban Treaty at Divisive Time
The treaty needs ratification by 44 states, and nine still have not done so, leaving the ban on nuclear testing without force.
- On Monday, the United Nations warned that stalling ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty could trigger a new arms race, potentially eroding decades of restraint.
- Adopted in 1996, the treaty requires ratification by 44 specific countries to enter into force; nine nations—including the United States, China, Iran, Egypt, and Israel—have signed but not ratified it.
- Robert Floyd, head of the CTBT, cautioned that the international scene is "full of mistrust," warning that resuming testing risks technologically advanced arsenals and "devastation from nuclear 'bad luck.'"
- Tina Cordova, who co-founded the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium 21 years ago, described to the U.N. General Assembly how New Mexico families faced decades of radiation exposure and cancer.
- United Nations disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu noted the assembly met amid "deep geopolitical tension, growing division and diminishing trust," emphasizing any resumption would destabilize global security.
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The Seattle TimesUN spotlights nuclear weapon states’ refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms race. U.N. disarmament chief Izumi Nakamitsu told the U.N. General Assembly that it was meeting to...
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UN spotlights nuclear weapon states' refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time
UNITED NATIONS — With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing,...
U.N. spotlights nuclear weapon states’ refusal to ratify test ban treaty at divisive time
With the U.S., Russia, China and other countries that have nuclear weapons refusing to ratify the treaty that bans atomic testing, the United Nations warned on Monday that any new test could trigger another arms race.
The United Nations warned Monday that any atomic test could trigger a new arms race, after the United States, Russia, China and other nuclear powers have refused to ratify a treaty banning such tests.
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