Russian lawmakers vote to scrap ratification of nuclear test ban treaty

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on October 18, 2023
Russia's parliament has passed a bill revoking Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), fulfilling President Vladimir Putin's wish to "mirror" the United States' position on the treaty. Russia says it will not resume nuclear testing unless the US does, but experts are concerned it may be moving...

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Published on October 17, 2023 -  00:50
Russian Duma moves to revoke ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
Moscow will remain a signatory to the treaty prohibiting nuclear tests and says it will continue to supply data to monitoring systems

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