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Evening Standard
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Tamara Davison

What is the nuclear test ban treaty and why is Russia about to pull out of it?

Russia is inching closer to withdrawing from the international treaty that bans the testing of nuclear weapons.

On Wednesday, the Russian parliament passed a law that intends to reverse the country's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). President Vladimir Putin will now need to sign the law in order to end Russia's previous ratification of the global agreement.

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