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Join the global effort to end nuclear tests on International Day Against Nuclear Tests, August 29th! This day was established in 2009 by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorate the closure of the Semipalatinsk Test Site in Kazakhstan in 1991. It is a unique opportunity for individuals, organizations and governments around the world to come together to raise awareness and mobilize action against nuclear arms. Let's use this day as an opportunity to support a safer future for all of us and fight for a world free from nuclear weapons!
<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1945</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>First Nuclear Test</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United States conducts the first nuclear test, code-named "Trinity," in New Mexico, marking the beginning of the nuclear age.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1963</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Limited Test Ban Treaty</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom sign the Limited Test Ban Treaty, prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1991</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Closure of Semipalatinsk Test Site</div><div class='timeline-text'>Kazakhstan closes the Semipalatinsk Test Site, where over 450 nuclear tests were conducted by the Soviet Union from 1949 to 1989.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>1996</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, prohibiting all nuclear explosions in all environments, for both civilian and military purposes.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2009</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Establishment of International Day Against Nuclear Tests</div><div class='timeline-text'>The United Nations General Assembly declares August 29 as International Day Against Nuclear Tests to raise awareness and mobilize action against nuclear testing.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date-text'>2021</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Efforts Continue</div><div class='timeline-text'>The international community continues to push for a total ban on nuclear tests and the complete elimination of nuclear weapons.</div></div></div>
<div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>1</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Organize a protest</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Organize a peaceful protest in your local area against nuclear testing. Gather your friends and family and make sure to spread the word about your event.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>2</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Write a letter</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Write a letter to your local government officials expressing your concerns about nuclear testing and urge them to take action to stop it.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>3</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Sign a petition</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Find a petition online that speaks out against nuclear testing and sign it. You can also encourage others to do the same.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>4</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Donate to an organization</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>There are many organizations out there working hard to end nuclear testing, so consider donating to one of these causes.</p></div></div><div id='' class='facts-item'><div id='' class='facts-header'><h3 id='' class='facts-number'>5</h3></div><div id='' class='facts-text-wrapper'><h3 id='' class='facts-title'>Educate yourself and others</h3><p id='' class='facts-text'>Take some time to research nuclear testing and learn more about the issue. Then use that knowledge to educate others and spread awareness.</p></div></div>
<div id='' class='whywelove-item'><div id='' class='whywelove-letter-cont'><div class='whywelove-letter'>A</div></div><div id='why-we-love-main-cont'><h3 id='' class='whywelove-title'>Nuclear tests endanger human lives</h3><p id='' class='whywelove-text'>Every time a nuclear test is conducted, it affects the environment and poses a serious threat to human life. Nuclear radiation can cause long-term health problems and even death, so it's important to keep these tests in check for the safety of everyone around the world.</p></div></div><div id='' class='whywelove-item'><div id='' class='whywelove-letter-cont'><div class='whywelove-letter'>B</div></div><div id='why-we-love-main-cont'><h3 id='' class='whywelove-title'>Nuclear tests disrupt natural balance</h3><p id='' class='whywelove-text'>The environmental impact of nuclear testing is severe. It causes harmful levels of radiation to leak into the air, water and soil which can contaminate food sources and lead to unpredictable changes in the environment such as extreme weather fluctuations. By recognizing this day, we are taking a stand and helping to maintain the delicate balance of our planet.</p></div></div><div id='' class='whywelove-item'><div id='' class='whywelove-letter-cont'><div class='whywelove-letter'>C</div></div><div id='why-we-love-main-cont'><h3 id='' class='whywelove-title'>The Atomic Age is leaving dangerous legacies</h3><p id='' class='whywelove-text'>Nuclear weapons and other elements of atomic technology have left a lasting legacy throughout many parts of the world. From radioactive fallout that is still persistent today, to certain areas becoming uninhabitable due to excessive amounts of radiation - International Day against Nuclear Tests helps us bring attention to these harmful side effects from one event or action.</p></div></div>
<div class='facts-item'><div class='facts-number-wrapper'><p class='facts-number'>1</p></div><div class='facts-core-content'><h3 class='facts-title'>The Largest Human-made Explosion Involved a Nuclear Test</h3><p class='facts-content'>The Soviet Union's Tsar Bomba, detonated in 1961 over remote Novaya Zemlya, remains the largest explosive ever set off and created shock waves that could be detected even on their third passage around Earth.</p></div></div><div class='facts-item'><div class='facts-number-wrapper'><p class='facts-number'>2</p></div><div class='facts-core-content'><h3 class='facts-title'>Nuclear Tests Were Once a Tourist Attraction in Las Vegas</h3><p class='facts-content'>During the 1950s, atomic tests were visible from the Las Vegas Strip, promoted as "Atomic Tourism," with mushroom clouds lighting up the sky being part of the city's tourist attraction.</p></div></div><div class='facts-item'><div class='facts-number-wrapper'><p class='facts-number'>3</p></div><div class='facts-core-content'><h3 class='facts-title'>Nuclear Tests Have Caused Displacement</h3><p class='facts-content'>Specific locations like Bikini Atoll have seen its local populace displaced due to nuclear testing, many of whom and their descendants are not able to safely return due to residual radiation.</p></div></div><div class='facts-item'><div class='facts-number-wrapper'><p class='facts-number'>4</p></div><div class='facts-core-content'><h3 class='facts-title'>Nuclear Testing Comes with Significant Health Effects</h3><p class='facts-content'>Health ramifications from nuclear tests have included higher rates of cancer, particularly thyroid cancer, and birth defects among those in close proximity to test sites.</p></div></div><div class='facts-item'><div class='facts-number-wrapper'><p class='facts-number'>5</p></div><div class='facts-core-content'><h3 class='facts-title'>There's an Island Made of Nuclear Waste</h3><p class='facts-content'>Runit Dome, an unlined pit full of nuclear waste in the Marshall Islands, encapsulates material including plutonium-239, a residue of the 43 nuclear tests conducted by the US in the area during the early Cold War period.</p></div></div>
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