Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT)

2020 APR 28

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IN NEWS:

  • The United States State has raised concerns that China and Russia may have conducted nuclear tests, in violation of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) undertakings.

CTBT:

  • CTBT obligates countries not to carry out any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion.
  • It was negotiated at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
  • It provides for an extensive verification regime, including an International Monitoring System (IMS) and an International Data Center (IDC).
  • Since its inception, India has had a number of reservations about the CTBT. Hence, India has not signed the treaty.

PRELIMS QUESTION:

Q. Which of the following treaty/agreement is India not a part of:

  1. UN Convention against Torture
  2. Wassennaar Arrangement
  3. Missile Technology Control Regime
  4. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Answer to Prelims question