What is Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
[[File:Signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - NARA - 194230.jpg|thumb|Signing of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.]] The '''Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty''' bans all tests of [[Nuclear weapon|Nuclear weapons]] except for tests done underground. It was first meant to ban all tests, but it was changed because of Soviet concerns over methods of detecting underground nuclear tests. The reason for this treaty is because of public fear over the amount of nuclear testing and the [[Nuclear fallout|fallout]] that would occur. The treaty was also meant to slow the nuclear arms race between the [[United States]] and the [[Soviet Union]]. {{Stub}} [[Category:Treaties and Conventions]] [[Category:Treaties]] [[Category:1960s treaties]] [[Category:Treaties of the United States]] [[Category:Treaties of the Soviet Union]]