on the Threshold Test Ban Treaty was reached during the summit meeting in Moscow in July 1974.

Ratification did not occur until 1990 for a number of reasons, including agreeing on ways to verify compliance. To address this issue, both countries agreed to the Joint Verification Experiment in 1988.

Provisions

The treaty included a protocol which detailed technical data to be exchanged and which limited weapon testing to specific designated

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