NUCLEAR LEXICON The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans nuclearweapon test explosions, and all other nuclear explosions, in the air, underwater, on land, underground and in space. The CTBT was adopted in 1996 but will only enter into force when all 44 States mentioned in its Annex II have signed and ratified it. They possess either nuclear power or nuclear research reactors—8 of these States also possess nuclear weapons, and one more is believed to possess nuclear weapons. Those countries that are required and have not yet ratified the Treaty are: China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Pakistan and the United States.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (www.sipri.org): Based in Stockholm, SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research about conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Founded in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. AC T ION FOR DIS A RM A MENT: 10 T H INGS YOU C A N DO
Small Arms Survey (www.smallarmssurvey.org): Situated in Geneva, the Small Arms Survey is an independent research project that provides public information on small arms— including its authoritative yearbook—and is a highly regarded resource for governments, policymakers, researchers, and NGOs. Viva Rio (www.vivario.org.br): Located in Brazil, Viva Rio works on human security and small arms disarmament throughout Latin America. It combines research with action campaigns and participatory media platforms to network and share research. Its website is in Portuguese, Spanish, French and English.
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