Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

American  

[noo-klee-er test-ban tree-tee, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈtɛstˌbæn ˌtri ti, ˈnyu- /

noun

1. an agreement signed by Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.S. in 1963, committing nations to halt atmospheric tests of nuclear weapons: by the end of 1963, 96 additional nations had signed the treaty.

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Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Cultural  

1. An agreement made in 1963 by Britain, the Soviet Union, and the United States not to test nuclear weapons in the air, in outer space, or under the sea. Underground testing was permitted under the treaty.

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Pronunciation

See nuclear ( def. ).

Example Sentences

Kennedy and Khrushchev were so stunned by how close they came to Armageddon that, in the months after the crisis ended, they took steps toward ending the Cold War—setting up a hot line, negotiating a limited nuclear test-ban treaty, and preparing several other disarmament forums.

From Slate

Finally, it became a no-go when, in 1963, the U.S. signed the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, illegalizing necessary experiments.

From Scientific American

Current events — the Unabomber’s arrest, the U.N.’s nuclear test-ban treaty, Osama bin Laden’s declaration of jihad against a U.S. military base in Saudi Arabia — may or may not have been an impetus.

From Los Angeles Times

Eight days after the sub vanished, the Vienna-based Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organisation said that it had detected a noise a few hours after the sub's last contact.

From BBC

After contact with the San Juan was lost, the Vienna-based Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization, an international body that runs a global network of listening posts designed to check for secret atomic blasts, detected a noise the navy said could have been the submarine’s implosion.

From The Guardian