1970 - The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty was entered into force on March 5. The members of the treats include the United States, China, Russian Federation, France and the United Kingdom. It says that theses places can’t transfer or use nuclear weapons, nuclear explosives, or the technology of them in any state that doesn’t have them. The treaty also requires that members must accept safeguards that will show nuclear materials and allows peaceful activities, such as nuclear power, to be used.
1974 - In July the Threshold Test Ban Treaty (TTBT) was signed. This treaty prohibited any sort of nuclear test from happening that included over 150,000 tons of TNT in it. It was signed by the Soviet Union and the United States. The TTBT was important in terms of the military because it reduced the use of nuclear bombs and warheads. Since most of them couldn’t be tested it stopped them from being used in warfare.
1987 - Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was formed this year between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. This treaty banned all short and long range missiles. It also banned equipment and facilities that went along with it. There were inspections that took place on site of each country to make sure the treaty was being followed and not broken.
1991 - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and the United States agreed to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. It limited the amount of delivery vehicles that were used to carry nuclear materials and the amount of warheads that were aloud to be used per country. Only 6,000 warheads could be used and 1,600 nuclear vehicles could be driven.
1993 - The United States and USSR decided to agree to reduce the number of warheads down ever farther. It was called the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty II They reduced the number down by a 1,000 and now are only aloud 5,000 warheads. Both of these countries must have their numbers below 5,000 by the December 4, 2001.
1997 - This year the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty was made. It’s an agreement that the United Kingdom and United States along with 91 other countries signed. This treaty was sort of a continuation of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty. It banned any sort of nuclear test that’s either above or below Earth’s surface, which pretty much means no nuclear tests are allowed whatsoever.
I think there are a lot of treaties for nuclear weapons all over the world. It’s kind of sad how much everyone has to go through to make sure the nuclear power is used correctly. I guess it has to be done though. There are still many treaties in action today. Some countries have dropped out of them and some have been added to others. Treaties have been updated and some new rules have also been added to them.
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