List of parties to the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The list of parties to the Partial Test Ban Treaty encompasses the states who have signed and ratified or acceded to the international agreement prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except underground.

Participation in the Partial Test Ban Treaty
  Signed and ratified
  Acceded or succeeded
  Only signed
  Non-signatory

On August 5, 1963, the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) was opened for signature. The principal state authors (the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States) signed the treaty that day. The PTBT came into force and closed for signature on October 10, 1963 with the ratification by the three principal states. Since then, states that did not sign the treaty can now only accede or succeed to it.

As of October 2018, 125 UN member states have ratified or acceded to the treaty, most recently Montenegro on 3 June 2006.[1] In addition, the Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by 11 UN member states, ratified the treaty prior to the United Nations General Assembly's vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971.[2] A further 10 states have signed but not ratified the treaty. The instrument of ratification, accession, or succession is deposited at the respective capitals of the principal states of the treaty: Moscow, London, and Washington, D.C.

Ratified or acceded states

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Multiple dates indicate the different days in which states submitted their signature or deposition, which varied by location. This location is noted by: (L) for London, (M) for Moscow, and (W) for Washington.

State[1][3][4][5] Signed Deposited Method
  Afghanistan Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Mar 12, 1964 (L)
Mar 13, 1964 (W)
Mar 23, 1964 (M)
Ratification as   Kingdom of Afghanistan
  Antigua and Barbuda Nov 16, 1988 (W)
Dec 26, 1988 (M)
Jan 26, 1989 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Argentina Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 9, 1963 (L, M)
Nov 14, 1986 (L)
Nov 17, 1986 (M)
Nov 21, 1986 (W)
Ratification
  Armenia Jun 7, 1994 (M, W) Accession
  Australia Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 12, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Austria Sep 11, 1963 (W)
Sep 12, 1963 (L, M)
Jul 17, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Bahamas Aug 11, 1976 (L)
Aug 13, 1976 (W)
Aug 30, 1976 (M)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Bangladesh Mar 11, 1985 (M)
Mar 12, 1985 (W)
Mar 13, 1985 (L)
Accession
  Belarus Oct 8, 1963 (M) Dec 16, 1963 (M) Ratification as   Byelorussian SSR
  Belgium Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Mar 1, 1966 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Benin Aug 27, 1963 (W)
Sep 3, 1963 (L)
Oct 9, 1963 (M)
Dec 15, 1964 (W)
Dec 23, 1964 (M)
Apr 22, 1965 (L)
Ratification as   Republic of Dahomey
  Bhutan Jun 8, 1978 (W) Accession
  Bolivia Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 21, 1963 (L, M)
Aug 4, 1965 (M, W)
Jan 25, 1966 (L)
Ratification
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Aug 15, 1994 (W) Succession from   SFR Yugoslavia
  Botswana Jan 15, 1968 (M)
Feb 14, 1968 (L)
Mar 4, 1968 (W)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Brazil Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 15, 1964 (M)
Jan 15, 1965 (W)
Mar 4, 1965 (L)
Ratification
  Bulgaria Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 13, 1963 (W)
Nov 21, 1963 (M)
Dec 2, 1963 (L)
Ratification as   People's Republic of Bulgaria
  Canada Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 28, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Cape Verde Oct 24, 1979 (M) Accession
  Central African Republic Dec 22, 1964 (W)
Aug 24, 1965 (L)
Sep 25, 1965 (M)
Accession
  Chad Aug 26, 1963 (W) Mar 1, 1965 (W) Ratification
  Chile Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 9, 1963 (L, M)
Oct 6, 1965 (L) Ratification
  Colombia Aug 16, 1963 (W)
Aug 20, 1963 (L, M)
Oct 17, 1985 (L, W) Ratification
  Costa Rica Aug 9, 1963 (L)
Aug 13, 1963 (W)
Aug 23, 1963 (M)
Jul 10, 1967 (W) Ratification
  Côte d'Ivoire Sep 5, 1963 (W) Feb 5, 1965 (W) Ratification as the   Republic of Ivory Coast
  Croatia Jun 8, 1993 (W) Succession from   SFR Yugoslavia
  Cyprus Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Apr 15, 1965 (L)
Apr 21, 1965 (M)
May 7, 1965 (W)
Ratification
  Czech Republic Jan 1, 1993 (M, W)
Apr 5, 1993 (L)
Succession from   Czechoslovakia
Signed Aug 8, 1963
Ratified Oct 17, 1963
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Aug 9, 1963 (L, W)
Aug 12, 1963 (M)
Oct 28, 1965 (W) Ratification
  Denmark Aug 9, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 15, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Dominican Republic Sep 16, 1963 (W)
Sep 17, 1963 (L, M)
Jun 3, 1964 (M)
Jun 18, 1964 (L)
Jul 22, 1964 (W)
Ratification
  Ecuador Sep 27, 1963 (W)
Oct 1, 1963 (L, W)
May 6, 1964 (W)
May 8, 1964 (L)
Nov 13, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Egypt Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 10, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification as the   United Arab Republic
  El Salvador Aug 21, 1963 (W)
Aug 22, 1963 (L, M)
Dec 3, 1964 (W)
Dec 7, 1964 (L)
Feb 9, 1965 (M)
Ratification
  Equatorial Guinea Jan 16, 1989 (M) Accession
  Fiji Jul 14, 1972 (M)
Jul 18, 1972 (W)
Aug 14, 1972 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Finland Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 9, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Gabon Sep 10, 1963 (W) Feb 20, 1964 (W)
Mar 4, 1964 (L)
Mar 9, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Gambia Apr 27, 1965 (M, W)
May 6, 1965 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Germany Aug 19, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 1, 1964 (L, W) Ratification as   West Germany
Also   East Germany
Signed Aug 8, 1963
Ratified Dec 30, 1963
  Ghana Aug 9, 1963 (W)
Sep 4, 1963 (L, M)
Nov 27, 1963 (L)
Jan 9, 1964 (W)
May 31, 1965 (M)
Ratification
  Greece Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 9, 1963 (L, M)
Dec 18, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification as   Kingdom of Greece
  Guatemala Sep 23, 1963 (W) Jan 6, 1964 (W) Ratification
  Guinea-Bissau Aug 20, 1976 (M) Accession
  Honduras Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 15, 1963 (L, M)
Oct 2, 1964 (W)
Dec 2, 1964 (L)
Ratification
  Hungary Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 21, 1963 (L, M)
Oct 22, 1963 (W)
Ratification as the   People's Republic of Hungary
  Iceland Aug 12, 1963 (L, M, W) Apr 29, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  India Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 10, 1963 (L)
Oct 14, 1963 (M)
Oct 18, 1963 (W)
Ratification
  Indonesia Aug 23, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 20, 1964 (M)
Jan 27, 1964 (W)
May 8, 1964 (L)
Ratification
  Iran Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) May 5, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification as the   Empire of Iran
  Iraq Aug 13, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 30, 1964 (L)
Dec 1, 1964 (W)
Dec 3, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Ireland Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 18, 1963 (L, W)
Dec 20, 1963 (M)
Ratification
  Israel Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 15, 1964 (L, W)
Jan 28, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Italy Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 10, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Jamaica Aug 13, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 11, 1991 (M)
Nov 22, 1991 (W)
Ratification
  Japan Aug 14, 1963 (L, M, W) Jun 15, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Jordan Aug 12, 1963 (L, M, W) May 29, 1964 (L)
Jul 7, 1964 (M)
Jul 10, 1964 (W)
Ratification
  Kenya Jun 10, 1965 (L)
Jun 11, 1965 (W)
Jun 30, 1965 (M)
Accession
  Kuwait Aug 20, 1963 (L, M, W) May 20, 1965 (W)
May 21, 1965 (L)
Jun 17, 1965 (M)
Ratification
  Laos Aug 12, 1963 (L, M, W) Feb 10, 1965 (L)
Feb 12, 1965 (W)
Apr 7, 1965 (M)
Ratification as the   Kingdom of Laos
  Lebanon Aug 12, 1963 (W)
Aug 13, 1963 (L, M)
May 14, 1965 (W)
May 20, 1965 (L)
Jun 4, 1965 (M)
Ratification
  Liberia Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 16, 1963 (L, M)
May 19, 1964 (W)
May 22, 1964 (L)
Jun 16, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Libya Aug 9, 1963 (L, M)
Aug 16, 1963 (W)
Jul 15, 1968 (L) Ratification as the   Kingdom of Libya
  Luxembourg Aug 13, 1963 (L)
Sep 3, 1963 (W)
Sep 13, 1963 (M)
Feb 10, 1965 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Madagascar Sep 23, 1963 (W) Mar 15, 1965 (W) Ratification
  Malawi Nov 26, 1964 (M)
Nov 29, 1964 (W)
Jan 7, 1965 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Malaysia Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 12, 1963 (L)
Aug 21, 1963 (M)
Jul 15, 1964 (M)
Jul 16, 1964 (L, W)
Ratification
  Malta Nov 25, 1964 (M, W)
Dec 1, 1964 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Mauritania Sep 13, 1963 (W)
Sep 17, 1963 (L, M)
Apr 6, 1964 (W)
Apr 15, 1964 (L)
Apr 28, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Mauritius Apr 30, 1969 (M, W)
May 12, 1969 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Mexico Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 27, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Mongolia Aug 8, 1963 (L, M) Nov 1, 1963 (M)
Nov 7, 1963 (L)
Ratification as the   Mongolian People's Republic
  Montenegro Jun 3, 2006 (M)
Dec 12, 2006 (L)
Succession from   Serbia and Montenegro[a]
  Morocco Aug 27, 1963 (W)
Aug 30, 1963 (L, M)
Feb 1, 1966 (L)
Feb 18, 1966 (M)
Feb 21, 1966 (W)
Ratification
  Myanmar Aug 14, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 15, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification as   Union of Burma
    Nepal Aug 26, 1963 (L, M)
Aug 30, 1963 (W)
Oct 7, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification as the   Kingdom of Nepal
  Netherlands Aug 9, 1963 (L, M, W) Sep 14, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  New Zealand Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 10, 1963 (L, W)
Oct 16, 1963 (M)
Ratification
  Nicaragua Aug 13, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 26, 1965 (L)
Feb 26, 1965 (M, W)
Ratification
  Niger Sep 24, 1963 (L, M, W) Jul 3, 1964 (M)
Jul 6, 1964 (L)
Jul 9, 1964 (W)
Ratification
  Nigeria Sep 2, 1963 (L)
Sep 4, 1963 (W)
Sep 2, 1964 (M)
Feb 17, 1967 (L)
Feb 25, 1967 (M)
Feb 28, 1967 (W)
Ratification
  Norway Aug 9, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 21, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Pakistan Aug 14, 1963 (L, M, W) Mar 3, 1988 (L) Ratification
  Panama Sep 20, 1963 (W) Feb 24, 1966 (W) Ratification
  Papua New Guinea Oct 27, 1980 (L)
Nov 13, 1980 (M)
Mar 16, 1981 (W)
Succession from   Australia
  Peru Aug 23, 1963 (L, M, W) Jul 20, 1964 (W)
Aug 4, 1964 (L)
Aug 21, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Philippines Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 10, 1965 (L)
Nov 15, 1965 (W)
Feb 8, 1966 (M)
Ratification
  Poland Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 14, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification as   People's Republic of Poland
  Romania Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 12, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification as   People's Republic of Romania
  Russia Aug 5, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 10, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification as   Soviet Union
  Rwanda Sep 19, 1963 (W) Oct 22, 1963 (L)
Dec 16, 1963 (M)
Dec 27, 1963 (W)
Ratification
  Samoa Sep 5, 1963 (L, M)
Sep 6, 1963 (W)
Jan 15, 1965 (W)
Jan 19, 1965 (L)
Feb 8, 1965 (M)
Ratification as   Western Samoa
  San Marino Sep 17, 1963 (W)
Sep 20, 1963 (L, M)
Jul 3, 1964 (L)
Jul 9, 1964 (W)
Nov 27, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Senegal Sep 20, 1963 (W)
Sep 23, 1963 (L, M)
May 6, 1964 (L)
May 12, 1964 (M)
Jun 2, 1964 (W)
Ratification
  Serbia Aug 8, 1963 (M) Jan 31, 1964 (M) Ratification as   SFR Yugoslavia
Succession as   FR Yugoslavia (later known as   Serbia and Montenegro)
Succession as   Serbia on Jun 3, 2006
  Seychelles Mar 12, 1985 (L)
Mar 14, 1985 (M)
Apr 8, 1985 (W)
Accession
  Sierra Leone Sep 4, 1963 (L, M)
Sep 11, 1963 (W)
Feb 21, 1964 (L)
Mar 4, 1964 (W)
Apr 29, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Singapore Jul 12, 1968 (M, W)
Jul 23, 1968 (L)
Succession from   Malaysia
  Slovakia Jan 1, 1993 (M, W)
May 17, 1993 (L)
Succession from   Czechoslovakia
Signed Aug 8, 1963
Ratified Oct 14, 1963
  Slovenia Apr 7, 1992 (L)
Aug 20, 1992 (W)
Succession from   SFR Yugoslavia
  South Africa Oct 10, 1963 (L, W)
Nov 22, 1963 (M)
Accession
  South Korea Aug 30, 1963 (L, W) Jul 24, 1964 (L, W) Ratification
  Spain Aug 13, 1963 (W)
Aug 14, 1963 (L)
Dec 17, 1964 (L, W) Ratification as   Spanish State
  Sri Lanka Aug 22, 1963 (L, W)
Aug 23, 1963 (M)
Feb 5, 1964 (W)
Feb 12, 1964 (M)
Feb 13, 1964 (L)
Ratification as   Dominion of Ceylon
  Sudan Aug 9, 1963 (L, M, W) Mar 4, 1966 (L, W)
Mar 28, 1966 (M)
Ratification
  Suriname Jan 6, 1993 (L)
Apr 9, 1993 (W)
Accession
  Swaziland May 29, 1969 (L, W)
Jun 3, 1969 (M)
Accession
  Sweden Aug 12, 1963 (L, M, W) Dec 9, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification
   Switzerland Aug 26, 1963 (L, M, W) Jan 16, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Syria Aug 13, 1963 (L, M, W) Jun 1, 1964 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Tanzania Sep 16, 1963 (L)
Sep 18, 1963 (W)
Sep 20, 1963 (M)
Feb 6, 1964 (L) Ratification
  Thailand Aug 8, 1963 (L, M, W) Nov 15, 1963 (L)
Nov 21, 1963 (M)
Nov 29, 1963 (W)
Ratification
  Togo Sep 18, 1963 (W) Dec 7, 1964 (W) Ratification
  Tonga Jun 22, 1971 (M)
Jul 7, 1971 (L, W)
Succession from   United Kingdom
  Trinidad and Tobago Aug 12, 1963 (L, M, W) Jul 14, 1964 (W)
Jul 16, 1964 (L)
Aug 6, 1964 (M)
Ratification
  Tunisia Aug 8, 1963 (W)
Aug 12, 1963 (L, M)
May 26, 1965 (L, M)
Jun 3, 1965 (W)
Ratification
  Turkey Aug 9, 1963 (L, M, W) Jul 8, 1965 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Uganda Aug 29, 1963 (L, W) Mar 24, 1964 (L)
Apr 2, 1964 (W)
Ratification
  Ukraine Oct 8, 1963 (M) Dec 30, 1963 (M) Ratification as   Ukrainian SSR
  United Kingdom Aug 5, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 10, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification
  United States Aug 5, 1963 (L, M, W) Oct 10, 1963 (L, M, W) Ratification
  Uruguay Aug 12, 1963 (W)
Sep 27, 1963 (L, M)
Feb 25, 1969 (L) Ratification
  Venezuela Aug 16, 1963 (W)
Aug 20, 1963 (L, M)
Feb 22, 1965 (M)
Mar 3, 1965 (L)
Mar 29, 1965 (W)
Ratification
  Yemen Jun 1, 1979 (M) Accession as   South Yemen
Also signed by   North Yemen on Sep 6, 1963 prior to Yemeni unification
  Zambia Jan 11, 1965 (M, W)
Feb 8, 1965 (L)
Succession from   United Kingdom
Notes
  1. ^ Montenegro's effective date of succession was 3 June 2006.[6]

Partially recognized state abiding by treaty

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The Republic of China (Taiwan), which is currently only recognized by 11 UN member states, ratified the treaty prior to the United Nations General Assembly's vote to transfer China's seat to the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1971. The ROC has committed itself to continue to adhere to the requirements of the treaty, and the United States has declared that they still consider them to be "bound by its obligations".[2]

State Signed Deposited Method
  Republic of China Aug 23, 1963 (M) May 18, 1964 (M) Ratification

Signatory states

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The following ten states have signed but not ratified the treaty.

State Signed
  Algeria Aug 14, 1963 (L, M, W)
  Burkina Faso Aug 30, 1963 (W)
  Burundi Oct 4, 1963 (W)
  Cameroon Aug 27, 1963 (W)
Sep 6, 1963 (L)
  Ethiopia Aug 9, 1963 (L, M, W)
  Haiti Oct 9, 1963 (W)
  Mali Aug 23, 1963 (L, M, W)
  Paraguay Aug 15, 1963 (L, M, W)
  Portugal Oct 9, 1963 (L, W)
  Somalia Aug 19, 1963 (M, W)

Non-signatory states

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The remaining UN member states and UN observer states, which have not signed the treaty, are:

  1. ^ Signed by the Republic of Vietnam on 1 October 1963, but following the victory by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in the Vietnam War, the reunified Socialist Republic of Vietnam renounced all treaty actions performed by the Republic of Vietnam.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water". United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  2. ^ a b "China: Ratification of Partial Test Ban Treaty". United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  3. ^ "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-04. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
    "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water [London version]". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  4. ^ a b "Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water". United States Department of State. 2010-10-06. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
  5. ^ Договор о запрещении испытаний ядерного оружия в атмосфере, в космическом пространстве и под водой (in Russian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia. 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
  6. ^ "Montenegro: Succession to Partial Test Ban Treaty". United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
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