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Ground Zero: The Nuclear Question
Related sites
Nuclear Treaties Sites

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1996. It prohibits any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion anywhere in the world.

Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty


The Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers

Includes congressional statements on the Cox report and the test ban treaty, resources on the status of CTBT ratification, and current Asian, US congressional, administration, and NGO statements on the CTBT and US-Asian relations.


Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty

The treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons is designed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, promotes the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and should lead to further progress in comprehensive arms control and nuclear disarmament.The NPT was approved by the U.N. General Assembly in 1968.

Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty


Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America

Signatories to this treaty pledge not to acquire or possess nuclear weapons, nor to permit the storage or deployment of nuclear weapons on their territories by other countries. It went into force in 1968.

Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America


African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty

The treaty, signed by most African nations in 1996, commits signatories not to acquire, explode, or store nuclear weapons in the region.

URL: African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty


South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty

In August 1985, the South Pacific Forum endorses the treaty. Signatories pledge not to buy, produce, store or test explode nuclear arms and devices.

South Pacific Nuclear-Free Zone Treaty


Strategic Arm Reduction Treaty

The START II treaty between the United States and Soviet Union was signed in Moscow in 1991 and is aimed at reducing and limiting the number of strategic offensive arms.

Strategic Arm Reduction Treaty

 
General Nuclear Energy Sites

Global Beat: Nuclear Watch
Weekly alerts for reporting on nuclear proliferation and energy.


The Atomic Archive
This site explores the complex history surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb. Also includes a gallery of pictures and video.


The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Cost Study Project
From The Brookings Institution. A detailed look at what the Atomic Age has cost humanity.


Department of Energy - Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Nevada
From the site that was home to most of America's nuclear tests. The website offers documents and archival footage of declassified material.


The Natural Resources Defense Council
An index of links to tons of useful material on nuclear arms across the world as well as news updates.


International Atomic Energy Agency
The United Nations agency that oversees the world's nuclear installations.


Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
Founded 50 years ago with the belief that only international control of nuclear energy could keep humanity from self-destructing. See how the Doomsday Clock has moved throughout the atomic age.


The Enola Gay
See the exhibit that showcases the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.


Los Alamos National Laboratory
The place where it all began...


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