CTBT ratification still uncertain after 15 years of advancement in nuclear test monitoring

November 24, 2014

Natural Resources Defense Council writer Bemnet Alemayehu makes a compelling case for why the U.S. Senate should reconsider ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.

CTBT ratification still uncertain after 15 years of advancement in nuclear test monitoring

Bemnet Alemayehu

There is still no timetable for when the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) will appear before the US Senate for ratification, according to Rose Gottemoeller, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control. This was mentioned at a special event under the topic “Nuclear weapons Testing: History, Progress, Challenges”. The event was organized by the Embassy of Kazakhstan, the Embassy of Canada, Green Cross International, the Atom Project, and the Arms Control Association to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests and to discuss the impact of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).

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