Question:When is the International Day against Nuclear Tests observed?
(a) August 17
(b) August 24
(c) August 21
(d) August 29
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- The International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on August 29.
- On 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by adopting resolution 64/35. 2010 marked the inaugural commemoration of the International Day against Nuclear Tests.
- The resolution calls for increasing awareness and education “about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions and the need for their cessation as one of the means of achieving the goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.”
- The resolution was initiated by Kazakhstan with a view to commemorating the closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test site on 29 August 1991.
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT):
- The international instrument to put an end to all forms of nuclear testing is the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Unfortunately, this has yet to enter into force.
- It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 September 1996.
- To date, 184 countries have signed the treaty and 168 have ratified it. For the Treaty to enter into Force, it must be ratified by those States with significant nuclear capabilities.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay
Links:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-tests-day