Seismic monitoring is a critical component of the verification regime for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) because it provides the most reliable means of detecting underground nuclear explosions, which are the most likely way a state might attempt to evade the treaty's ban on nuclear testing. The CTBT prohibits all nuclear weapon test explosions or any other nuclear explosion, and the verification regime is designed to ensure compli....
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