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Limited Test Ban Treaty Signed

August 05, 1963
Washington, DC
Limited Test Ban Treaty Signed

The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty prohibiting underwater, atmospheric, and outer space nuclear tests. Nuclear testing continues underground.

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