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United States Nuclear Test Moratorium

United States of America · Government / Nuclear Arms Control. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1958

Dwight David EisenhowerOctober 1958

Washington · Government / Nuclear Arms Control

The United States joins a voluntary nuclear testing moratorium while negotiations for a comprehensive test ban continue.

Names involved

Dwight David Eisenhower

Provenance

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