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The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)...

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☮️ Partial Test Ban Treaty Signed

The Partial Test Ban Treaty is signed by the US, UK and USSR, prohibiting the testing of nuclear weapons anywhere except underground.⟶

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☢️ Treaty of Tlatelolco Signed

33 Latin American and Caribbean countries sign the Treaty of Tlatelolco in Mexico City, which seek the prohibition of nuclear weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean.⟶

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☢️ NPT Treaty Opens for Signature

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is opened for signature.⟶

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☢️ Non-Proliferation Treaty Enters Into Force

Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, ratified by the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, among others, enters into force.⟶

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☢️ Seabed Arms Control Treaty Signed

Seabed Arms Control Treaty is signed banning the placement of nuclear weapons outside of a country's 12-mile (22.2 km) coastal zone.⟶

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🤝 INF Treaty Signed

The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Some later claim this was the unofficial beginning of the end of the Cold War. Gorbachev agrees to START I treaty.⟶

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