context: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is an international treaty that prohibits the testing of nuclear weapons or all other types of nuclear explosions, whether they are for peaceful or military purposes in any setting.. This treaty opened for signature on September 24, 1996 in New York, in the United States, and has not yet entered into force. To implement this goal, the 44 countries concerned with "Annex 2" must ratify the treaty, and on February 6, 2012, only 41 of the 44 countries concerned with Annex II signed and ratified only 36, while 3 countries did not and did not ratify. 8 countries out of the 44 countries.
question: What is the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty?
answers.text: treaty that prohibits the testing of nuclear weapons or all other types of nuclear explosions, whether they are for peaceful or military purposes in any setting.