UNI Analysis
By Devendra Saksena
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) 1996, which prohibited “any nuclear weapon test explosion or any other nuclear explosion,” was signed by 187 countries, including Russia, China and the United States. All countries in the world, even non-signatories, abide by the terms of the treaty, and there have been no nuclear tests, except by North Korea, in the 21st century Rs despite the US and China not ratifying the agreement, Russia rescinding its ratification in 2023, and India and Pakistan not signing the agreement at all.