test ban
noun
: a self-imposed partial or complete ban on the testing of nuclear weapons that is mutually agreed to by countries possessing such weapons
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a nuclear test ban treaty
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The clock's hands moved back to 12 minutes to midnight in 1963 following the nuclear atmospheric test ban treaty.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Kuchel was an infamous progressive in the Republican Party at the time, playing roles in the Senate’s work to pass Medicare, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as well as conservation efforts and a nuclear test ban treaty.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Clinton announced a zero-yield test ban on August 11, 1995.
—Siegfried Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2025
The test ban treaty, though signed by 187 nations, never entered into force because China, the United States and six other nations failed to ratify it.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Kuchel was an infamous progressive in the Republican Party at the time, playing roles in the Senate’s work to pass Medicare, the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as well as conservation efforts and a nuclear test ban treaty.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 16 Jan. 2026
Clinton announced a zero-yield test ban on August 11, 1995.
—Siegfried Hecker, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2025
The test ban treaty, though signed by 187 nations, never entered into force because China, the United States and six other nations failed to ratify it.
—William J. Broad, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
See All Example Sentences for test ban
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“Test ban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/test%20ban. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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