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Feb. 24, 2017
The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Negotiations: A Case Study
On July 16, 1945, the United States conducted the world’s first nuclear explosive test in Alamagordo, New Mexico. The test went off as planned; a nuclear chain reaction, in the form of an explosion, could be created. Less than a month later, nuclear weapons were used to support Allied efforts to end World War II.