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Events on Tuesday 24 September 1996 1
1996Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Opens for SignatureUN treaty seeks to ban all nuclear explosions worldwideThe Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was opened for signature at the United Nations, aiming to prohibit all nuclear weapon test explosions for both civilian and military purposes. It was adopted after India blocked consensus in the Conference on Disarmament, forcing a vote in the General Assembly. The treaty has never entered into force because several required states have not ratified it.