Washington denies it plans to quit nuclear test ban treaty
Russian envoy claims the US is planning to exit the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty on the pretext that Moscow was violating it first
30 July 2019 - 17:40
Geneva — The US, which plans to exit a major arms control agreement later this week, denied a Russian accusation on Tuesday that it was also planning to quit the international treaty that bans the testing of nuclear weapons.
A Russian envoy told a disarmament conference in Geneva that Washington intended to quit the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) on the pretext that Moscow was violating it first...
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