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Besides the bilateral agreement of 1972 on the prevention of incidents on and over the high seas between the ships of the armed forces of the United States and the Soviet Union, four multilateral treaties have been concluded in the post-World War II period restricting the military uses of the seas. The Antarctic Treaty, effective since June 23, 1961, declared the Antarctic as an area to be used for peaceful purposes only. This declaration was reinforced by the prohibition of any measures of a military nature, such as the establishment of military bases and fortifications, the carrying out of military maneuvers, and the testing of weapons. Nuclear explosions of any kind and the disposal of radioactive waste material have also been prohibited. The provi- sions of the treaty apply south of the 60° south latitude. Thereby, not only the Antarctic continent but also the ice shelves which surround the continent and occupy an area estimated at 800,000 square miles have been put under the demilitarized regime. Next came the treaty banning nuclear-weapon tests in three environments, called the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), which entered into force on October 10, 1963. One of the environments prohibited for testing
Ocean Yearbook Online – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1978
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