Scenarios about 'test ban treaty'
The Test Ban Treaty refers to international agreements limiting or prohibiting nuclear weapons testing, with the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty and 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty being most significant. These treaties emerged from Cold War tensions and growing concerns about radioactive fallout, representing crucial steps in nuclear arms control and environmental protection. In alternate history scenarios, different outcomes of these treaties could dramatically alter nuclear proliferation patterns and superpower relations.
What If Atmospheric Nuclear Testing Continued?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty was never signed, allowing atmospheric nuclear testing to continue throughout the Cold War and beyond, with profound environmental, geopolitical, and health consequences.