Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty

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The Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty is a 1976 U.S.-Soviet agreement that restricts and regulates the use of nuclear explosions for non-military purposes, such as large-scale engineering projects.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arms control agreement ⓘ
bilateral treaty ⓘ
nuclear test limitation treaty ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Treaty on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes ⓘ
appliesTo large-scale engineering projects using nuclear explosions ⓘ
non-military nuclear explosions ⓘ
category 1976 in international relations ⓘ
Nuclear technology treaties ⓘ
Nuclear weapons policy of the Soviet Union ⓘ
Nuclear weapons policy of the United States ⓘ
complements Threshold Test Ban Treaty ⓘ
country Soviet Union ⓘ
United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1976-05-28 ⓘ
enteredIntoForce 1990-12-11 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
field international law ⓘ
nuclear arms control ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver territories under control of the parties for relevant tests ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Russian ⓘ
legalStatus in force ⓘ
limitOnYield 150 kilotons for group explosions in a single excavation project ⓘ
150 kilotons for individual explosions ⓘ
negotiatedBy Soviet Union ⓘ
United States ⓘ
objective to establish verification measures for peaceful nuclear explosions ⓘ
to limit the yield of peaceful nuclear explosions ⓘ
to restrict and regulate nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes ⓘ
party Soviet Union ⓘ
United States ⓘ
placeSigned Moscow ⓘ
prohibits peaceful nuclear explosions above agreed yield limits ⓘ
regulates nuclear explosions used for industrial and engineering projects ⓘ
underground nuclear explosions for peaceful purposes ⓘ
relatedTo Threshold Test Ban Treaty ⓘ
requires advance notification of planned peaceful nuclear explosions ⓘ
exchange of technical information on peaceful nuclear explosions ⓘ
setsMaximumYieldFor peaceful nuclear explosions conducted by the parties ⓘ
shortName PNE Treaty ⓘ
signatory Soviet Union ⓘ
United States ⓘ
subject arms control ⓘ
nuclear test regulation ⓘ
peaceful nuclear explosions ⓘ
verificationMechanism data exchange between parties ⓘ
on-site inspections ⓘ
seismic monitoring ⓘ
yearSigned 1976 ⓘ

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United States nuclear weapons testing → regulatedBy → Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty ⓘ
Threshold Test Ban Treaty → relatedTo → Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty ⓘ
Threshold Test Ban Treaty → followedBy → Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty ⓘ
Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty → alsoKnownAs → Treaty on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes ⓘ
linked to: Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty