Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty [electronic resource] : Background and Current Developments.

Examines history of negotiations on nuclear weapons testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), national positions of countries that have conducted tests, and the 2006 and 2009 North Korean nuclear tests. Summarizes key provisions of the CTBT, international efforts on behalf of entry into...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Author: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l] : [s.n.], 2011.
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Summary:Examines history of negotiations on nuclear weapons testing and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), national positions of countries that have conducted tests, and the 2006 and 2009 North Korean nuclear tests. Summarizes key provisions of the CTBT, international efforts on behalf of entry into force, budget of the CTBT Organizations Preparatory Commission, stockpile stewardship issues, and pro/con arguments regarding CTBT. Includes chronology.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
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Physical Description:52 p., digital, PDF file.