nuclear test

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Definition of nuclear test in English English dictionary

test carried out for evaluating nuclear weapons

Related Terms

Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty

officially Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapons Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water Treaty that prohibits all tests of nuclear weapons except those conducted underground. U.S.-Soviet test-ban talks began after concerns arose in the 1940s and '50s about the dangers of radioactive fallout from aboveground nuclear tests. These talks made little progress until the Cuban missile crisis of 1962. In the following year, Britain, the U.S., and the Soviet Union signed the treaty, and more than 100 other governments soon followed. France and China were notable nonsignatories. In 1996 the treaty was replaced by the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty, which will not take effect until it is signed by all 44 countries with nuclear power plants. India refuses to do so on the ground that the treaty lacks disarmament provisions and permits nonexplosive testing. See also Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

nuclear test-ban treaty

agreement signed by Britain and the Soviet Union and the United States in 1983 not to test nuclear weapons (in the air, under the sea or in outer space)

Hyphenation

nu·cle·ar test

Turkish pronunciation

nukliır test

Pronunciation

/ˈno͞oklēər ˈtest/ /ˈnuːkliːɜr ˈtɛst/