Limited Test Ban TreatyHannah, Erica, Raki

Introduction•Put into effect October 10th 1963

•Banning nuclear weapon tests in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater

•To ensure civilian protection

The Purpose and Dates

Aimed at the deonation of atomic weapons

Threat to the USSR and the US

USSR- Andrei Gromyko, UK- Sir Alec Douglas- Home, US- Dean Rusk

„Original Parties“ – July 15th - August 5th, 1963

The Initiative

Rising concern about radioactive fallout

Multiple testing added to the rise of concern

Testings

November 1952- hydrogen bombs/devices

March 1954- thermonuclear bomb/device

1963

January- Sino-Soviet Split

April– ‚Hot-Line‘ establisged (agreement 20th June)

1963June- Kennedy guarantees defence of Europe, and „Ich bin ein Berlin“ speech

July- De Gaulle does not sign LTBT,China denounces LTBT

1963September- Ballistic Missle Early Warning Station

November- Kennedy Assaination

Response to the Legislation-Level

Deepened Sino-Soviet Split

East- West had different opinions

Soviets didnt want outside inspections

US and UK wanted inspections

Response to the Legislation-Level

US worried about underground-testing

Number of Inspections? How long?

U2 crisis

Response to the Legislation-Level

Edward Teller(Republican) attack treaty for many years

108 signed the treaty

1990‘s new moratoriums eg. 1996 CTBT

Legal Loopholes

Underground testing not limited

Chiefs of Staff worried about US letting down guard

US had Four Safeguards

Participation in the Partial Test Ban Treaty

as of July 2008

  Green- Signed and ratified  Dark Green- Acceded or

succeeded  Yellow- Only signed