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  Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

  noun

  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.
• Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
  Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

  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.

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

Between 1945 and the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, the United Nations has said, more than 2,000 nuclear tests were carried out - 1,032 by the United States and 715 by the Soviet Union.

From Reuters • Oct. 6, 2023

As whip, he had had the intense pleasure of leading the successful fight for the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the Limited Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and other measures he had earlier promoted.

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