October 22, 2023 01:34 am | Updated 08:48 am ISTAs tension between Moscow and Washington mounts, Russia on Wednesday passed the second and third readings of a Bill to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). First stepsThe U.S. conducted the first nuclear test on July 16, 1945, at Alamogordo in New Mexico. The Limited Test Ban Treaty of 1963 (also called the Partial Test Ban Treaty) was the first international step in that direction and prohibited nuclear testing in the atmosphere, underwater, and in outer space. The CTBT also establishes a comprehensive verification regime to monitor and detect nuclear test explosions. The timing of the move is crucial as well, as Russia’s conventional efforts in the Ukraine war appear to be stagnating.

Source: The Hindu October 22, 2023 10:58 UTC