The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes. It was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 September 1996 but it has not yet entered into force. Their site contains information on all things nuclear worldwide, including this world map showing the status of signature and ratification of the act.
As events continue to unfold in Japan involving the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant (福島第一原子力発電所), information concerning the spread of the resultant fallout has begun to appear online, including animated maps showing trajectory of radioactive particles on a national, regional and international scale.
More information available at www.naturenews.com.
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