From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtest banˈtest ban noun [countable] PGPMAan agreement between countries to stop testing nuclear weapons the test ban treaty
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test ban• Nuclear disarmers are right in saying that a test ban would stop weapons builders trying out new and fancier designs.• A test ban is the least of the proliferators' worries.• A test ban that could not inspire confidence would undermine stability and might even provoke a new arms race.• However, the point is that if there were a complete test ban, there would be no nuclear tests allowed.• I am increasingly convinced that a comprehensive test ban would be a big step to take in curbing proliferation.• Or that a comprehensive test ban might not be possible - even desirable - at some point in the future.• But it has refused to sign up to the comprehensive test ban treaty. 