Question

The Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed in Moscow on _______.
1. 10 October, 1963
2. 5 October, 1963
3. 5 August, 1963
4. 10 November, 1963

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 5 August, 1963

Limited Test Ban Treaty 

• It was opened for Signature on 5 August 1963
• The Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT) bans nuclear tests in the atmosphere, outer space and underwater.
• It does not ban tests underground but does prohibit explosions in the environment if the explosions create debris outside the territory of the responsible state.
• The biggest issue of the treaty was the verification of compliance and agreeing to establish inspections systems.
• The Soviet Union proposed an international control system but the United States was suspicious of uncontrolled and clandestine efforts.
• In 1988, it was proposed that the LTBT be extended to all environments, making it a comprehensive test ban, but the United States stood in strong opposition to any amendment that made the Treaty comprehensive.