Fukushima: Another reason to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

Fukushima: Another reason to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

from It is 6 Minutes to Midnight | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists by Alexander H. Rothman

Over the past two weeks, the monitoring system put in place under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) has proved useful in helping the international community weather the effects of Japan's massive 9.0 earthquake. Designed to detect nuclear weapons tests, the CTBT's network of global monitoring stations has enabled the international community to track Fukushima's radioactive plume, which reached the West Coast of the United States last week.