The United States has still not ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, a legally binding global ban on nuclear explosive testing. This is despite the United States’ own unilateral moratorium on such testing. What are the prospects for U.S. ratification of the treaty? Join Ambassador Adam Scheinman for a discussion of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and nuclear nonproliferation.
The Honorable Adam Scheinman is the special representative of the president for nuclear nonproliferation. Prior to this assignment he served as senior advisor to the assistant secretary for international security and nonproliferation at the US Department of State. From 2009 to 2013, Ambassador Scheinman served as director for nonproliferation on the White House national security staff, where he oversaw all aspects of US multilateral nuclear policy.