Q. With reference to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) consider the following statements:
1.The CTBT allows for low-level nuclear explosions or experiments that produce nuclear yield among the five nuclear weapons states.
2.The CTBT has been ratified by all the Annex II states.
3.As per the treaty, any country that violates the CTBT will be subject to economic sanctions.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: D
Notes:
Explanation –
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are incorrect. The CTBT prohibits all nuclear test explosions, regardless of their yield. As of September 2023, out of 44 Annex II states five of the Annex II states have signed but not ratified the CTBT, including China, Egypt, Iran, Israel, and the United States. Violating the CTBT has political repercussions, but the treaty doesn’t outline specific economic sanctions, i.e., violation will lead to economic sanctions has not been outlined in any of the articles of the treaty.
Source: ForumIAS
