Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Warning: Chain Reaction Fear

0:00The head of the group, watching over the nuclear test band Treaty, just dropped a serious warning at the United Nations. Robert Floyd says if the United States, Russia, or anyone else fires off a Newtest, it'll spark a chain reaction where others jump in too. That could kick off a dangerous spiral we might never shut down. Late last year, the U.S. and Russia, with the biggest nuclear stockpiles, started talking about resuming tests, which lit up global alarm bells. The treaty, called the CTBT, got adopted back in 1996, but still ain't in force. It needs ratification from 44 key countries, and nine holdouts are blocking it. Since the treaty opened for signatures 30 years ago, Newt's tests dropped from over 2000 to fewer than a dozen worldwide, including six. From North Korea, Floyd speaking out as the UN reviews another arms control deal, amid tensions like the push to stop Iran from going nuclear. Floyd's pushing for the U.S., China, and Russia to ratify together as a big step forward. He just visited Moscow, chatted with top officials there, and wants to sit down with the U.S. Secretary of State.

1:07Russia says they'll only test if America does first, but Floyd stresses their global monitoring net catches even small blasts anywhere. With tech that spots any test cold, no one sneaking a new new past the world. Floyd's making clear, staying the course on this treaty keeps us all safer from that endless escalation loop. That wraps Canada News today brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with the story.