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Statement From CTBTO Executive Secretary Dr Robert Floyd At The UN Security Council - 18 March 2024
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 6:54 am | CTBTO
The Treaty envisions more verification tools. Tools to further boost transparency. To provide that certainty. To build trust. To dispel any suspicion or allegation about a state testing in secret. More >>
Joint Statement By The Deputy Prime Minister Of Kazakhstan And Executive Secretary Of The CTBTO
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 6:09 am | CTBTO
Astana, 29 August 2023 1. On this International Day against Nuclear Tests (IDANT), established by the United Nations General Assembly at the initiative of the Republic of Kazakhstan, we reaffirm our commitment to achieving a world free of nuclear tests ... More >>
Comoros Becomes 170th State To Ratify The CTBT
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 6:58 am | CTBTO
The Union of the Comoros has become the 170th state to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), bringing the Treaty yet another step closer to universal recognition and marking a fresh milestone on the road to end nuclear testing for ... More >>
CTBTO Statement on Korea
Saturday, 28 April 2018, 12:08 pm | CTBTO
Statement by Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Vienna, 27 April 2018 More >>
CTBTO on North Korea
Sunday, 22 April 2018, 11:46 am | CTBTO
Statement by Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Vienna, 21 April 2018 More >>
20th anniversary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
Saturday, 24 September 2016, 11:08 pm | CTBTO
Message of Executive Secretary Lassina Zerbo on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the opening for signature of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty More >>
Chinese monitoring stations now sending data
Tuesday, 7 January 2014, 8:56 am | CTBTO
As of 1 January, the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) has started receiving data from key International Monitoring System (IMS) stations hosted by China. More >>
Jordan to host full-scale CTBT on-site inspection exercise
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 5:37 pm | CTBTO
Joint press release by the CTBTO and the Jordanian Ministry for Media Affairs and Communications More >>
CTBTO welcomes Geneva agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme
Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 3:19 pm | CTBTO
The Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Lassina Zerbo, issued the following statement on the agreement reached during negotiations held in Geneva, Switzerland, on 23 November ... More >>
CTBTO Detects Radioactivity Consistent with Nuclear Test
Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 10:45 am | CTBTO
The CTBTO’s radionuclide network has made a significant detection of radioactive noble gases that could be attributed to the nuclear test announced by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)on 12 February 2013. More >>
Russian Fireball Largest Ever Detected by CTBTO’s Sensors
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 9:08 am | CTBTO
Russian Fireball Largest Ever Detected by CTBTO’s Infrasound Sensors Vienna, 18 February 2013 Infrasonic waves from the meteor that broke up over Russia’s Ural mountains last week were the largest ever recorded by the CTBTO’s International ... More >>
Niue Signs The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Tuesday, 10 April 2012, 4:48 pm | CTBTO
Niue signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) today, becoming the 183rd country to do so. Tibor Tóth, Executive Secretary of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), said: “I welcome ... More >>
One Year After Fukushima
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 10:29 am | CTBTO
Apart from detecting nuclear tests, each of our four monitoring technologies – seismic, hydroacoustic, infrasound and radionuclide – provides States with real-time, high-quality data that can help save lives in the event of natural disasters. More >>
Ban Ki-moon to Address CTBTO 15 Year Celebrations in Vienna
Wednesday, 15 February 2012, 9:47 am | CTBTO
The Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) cordially invites the media to its 15th anniversary celebrations on 17 February 2012 at the Vienna International Centre (United Nations) in Vienna, Austria. The ... More >>
Entry Into Force Of CNTB Treaty Brought Closer by Indonesia
Wednesday, 7 December 2011, 12:35 pm | CTBTO
Vienna, 6 December 2011 Tibor Tóth, head of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), today congratulated Indonesia’s parliamentarians for bringing the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) “a ... More >>
CTBTO Newsletter - Indonesian Ratification Of The CTBT
Friday, 2 December 2011, 10:04 am | CTBTO
Indonesia prepares for CTBT ratification A large group of Indonesian Parliamentarians visited the CTBTO on 22 November in preparation of Indonedia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). The group represented various political ... More >>
Turkey And The CTBTO Host Cross-Regional Workshop
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:33 am | CTBTO
The Government of Turkey and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) are co-organizing the workshop “Role of the CTBT [Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty] in regional and global security” from 15 to 17 November ... More >>
CTBTO Member States Take Test-Ban Verification To Next Level
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 11:04 am | CTBTO
VIENNA – The 182 Member States of the highest decision-making body of the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) today approved a plan to boost the organization’s on-site inspection capabilities. They ... More >>
Int'l organizations to re-assess nuclear emergency response
Monday, 28 March 2011, 11:01 am | CTBTO
“The CTBTO stands ready to further cooperate with and provide expert advice to the IAEA and other relevant organizations and for its global monitoring system to continue contributing to disaster prevention and mitigation,” the Executive Secretary ... More >>
Malawi Ratifies the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Tuesday, 25 November 2008, 10:48 am | CTBTO
On 21 November 2008, Malawi ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) which bans all nuclear explosions on Earth. This brings the total number of Treaty ratifications to 147. More >>
