{"id":44241,"date":"2015-10-21T19:04:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T19:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/10\/21\/kerry-announces-new-push-for-nuclear-test-ban\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:42:56","slug":"kerry-announces-new-push-for-nuclear-test-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2015\/10\/21\/kerry-announces-new-push-for-nuclear-test-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerry Announces New Push for Nuclear Test Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 In a surprise move, US Secretary of State John Kerry today announced a new push to get the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at an event organized by the National Nuclear Security Administration, Kerry pledged to spend his last year in office making the case for why the US should sign onto the agreement, known as the CTBT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I am determined that in the months to come, we&#8217;re going to reopen and re-energize the conversation about the treaty on Capitol Hill and throughout our nation,&#8221; Kerry said. &#8220;Because there should be no doubt that it is in the best interests of our country to join the treaty and to urge others not to wait, but to go ahead and do so themselves as soon as possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entry into the CTBT would legally prohibit the US from performing nuclear explosive tests \u2013 something the government has been doing on a de facto basis since 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">183 total states have signed the treaty, but only 164 have ratified it. 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