The tiny Western European nation of Andorra has become the latest country to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.
On July 12, it became the 134th country to do so, according to a news release today from the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization in Vienna.
On the same day, Armenia became the 133rd country to ratify the Treaty. The United States has not ratified it.
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