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Consider the following statements about Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT):

  1. The treaty comes into force only if and when all nuclear-capable countries sign it.

  2. Iraq and India have not signed the treaty.


Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Options:
A .  1 only
B .  1 and 2 both
C .  2 only
D .  None
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
The CTBT bans all nuclear explosives in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10th September 1996 but it has not entered into force.
The act underlines that the treaty will come into force 180 days after the 44 states listed in Annexure - 2 of the treaty have ratified it.
Annexure - 2 states are those states that participated in CTBT’s negotiations.

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