In this inspiring TED talk, Togzhan Kassenova reminds us of Kazakhstan's history as a Soviet Union nuclear test site. She tells the story of the fight of the Kazakh people to stop nuclear tests on their land.
On November 26, 2018, the Seventy-Third Session of the UN General Assembly met in New York, where the “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)” resolution was adopted.
As of November 19, 2018, Australia’s International Monitoring System (IMS) stations for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) are “operational and certified.” This marks significant progress in the CTBTO’s mission to establish 337 stations throughout the world to monitor for nuclear tests.
The head of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization offers his agency's capabilities to verify
the dismantlement of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s charge draws pushback from the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
France Sued Over Past Nuclear Tests
New Analysis by CTBTO Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo Published in Arms Control Today
Thailand becomes 167th country to ratify the treaty.