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29/08/22 21:18 PM IST

International Day Against Nuclear Tests

In News 
  • The International Day Against Nuclear Tests is observed across every year across the world on 29 August with aim to raise awareness about the effects of nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosions.
Historical Significance 
  • It was officially proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) by unanimously adopting Resolution 64/35 in December 2009 initiated by Kazakhstan with support of large number of sponsors and cosponsors.
  • It was observed for first time in 2010 and since then observed annually to galvanize necessity of banning nuclear weapon tests.
  • It seeks to commemorate closure of Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test site (also known as The Polygon) on 29 August 1991.
  • This nuclear test site was the primary testing venue for nuclear weapons of then Soviet Union.
  • It is located on steppe in northeast Kazakhstan (then Kazakh SSR part of USSR), south of valley of the Irtysh River.
Source- India Today 

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