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Member States180
Total Ratifications148
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"1945-1998"

by Isao HASHIMOTO
A multimedia artist's take on worldwide nuclear testing from 1945-1998.

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Latest Press Releases

02 July 2009

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is the 181st State to have signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).more

10 June 2009

The International Scientific Studies Conference was opened on Wednesday 10 June 2009 in Vienna.more

09 June 2009

CTBTO Member States expressed their satisfaction with the CTBTO's swift reaction to the announced DPRK nuclear test.more

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18 June 2009

New book on the CTBT launched: “Unfinished Business: The Negotiation of the CTBT and the End of Nuclear Testing” by Rebecca Johnson, co-founder of the Acronym Institute for Disarmament Diplomacymore

17 June 2009

The International Scientific Studies (ISS) Conference took place from 10 to 12 June 2009 - read about the main conclusions.more

16 June 2009

The CTBT's negotiations were analysed in a workshop hosted by the International Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA) and the Process of International Negotiations Program (PIN).more

12 June 2009

According to verification technology experts gathered at the ISS Conference on 10 to 12 June, the 25 May DPRK event was a nuclear explosion.more

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CTBT in the News

UN's Ban Pledges Korean Peninsula Will Be Denuclearized (Wall Street Journal)

UN Chief, Japanese PM talk on climate change, Pyongyang (China View)

North Korea seen readying missiles (Reuters)

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