29/08/2026
๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ต: ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ & ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ
Every year we observe August 29 as the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. This day is important to remember the things that happen to people and the environment because of nuclear testing. We also want to tell people that we need to stop explosions.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐?
A time ago the first nuclear weapon test happened on July 16 1945. Since then more than 2,000 nuclear tests have taken place all around the world.
When nuclear testing first started people did not think about how it would affect us in the long run. Countries just wanted to make better weapons. Now we know more about what happens when we do tests.
Nuclear testing can hurt people's health, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we walk on, animals and the places they live, people who live near where the tests happen, and our children and their children.
The explosion might last a few seconds but the bad things that happen because of it can go on for decades.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น?
This date is important because of what happened a long time ago. On August 29 1991 Kazakhstan closed the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site. This is where the Soviet Union did nuclear tests.
To remember this and to tell the world about the dangers of testing the United Nations said that August 29 would be the International Day Against Nuclear Tests. They did this in 2009. The first time we observed this day was in 2010.
๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐๐
๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
When we do a nuclear test it is not just a big explosion. It can send out things that make our air, water and soil dirty. Depending on where and how we do the test the bad things can travel away and hurt people who live far from the test site. This is why nuclear testing is a problem for everyone, not just the military. For people who live near where the tests happened the bad things can be part of their life.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐๐ง: ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐
One of the most important things we can do is the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
The United Nations agreed to this treaty in 1996. It says we should not do any nuclear explosions. 187 countries have signed the treaty and 178 have agreed to follow it. The treaty is not yet in effect because some countries have not finished the process. This is one of the problems we face when we try to stop nuclear testing.
๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐?
Nowadays it is hard to do a test without people finding out. There is a system that watches for explosions all around the world. It uses different ways to find out if someone does a test.
When it is all done it will have 337 places that watch for explosions. These places use machines to find signs of a nuclear test. This system helps us trust each other and work together to stop testing.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐
Stopping tests is not just about stopping the next explosion. If we do not do tests it is harder to make new and better nuclear weapons. This can help slow down the arms race and make the world a safer place.
๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐
Our big goal is to get rid of all weapons. The United Nations wants us to work towards a world where no one has weapons. This might be hard to do. We can try. We can use treaties, talk to each other, watch what is happening and tell people about it.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ผ?
We might not be able to make decisions about nuclear weapons but we can help by telling people about it.
We can learn about what happened in the past, tell people what's true, understand how nuclear testing affects people and the environment, support peaceful solutions and working together, and talk about getting rid of nuclear weapons and making the world safer.
Young people have a big role to play because the decisions we make today will affect the world tomorrow.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐จ๐
August 29 is more than a day on the calendar. It reminds us of the people and places that were hurt by testing. It reminds us that science should be used responsibly. It reminds us that we should not hurt people and the environment to feel safe.
Nuclear weapons are powerful. Our desire for peace should be stronger. On this International Day Against Nuclear Tests let us remember what happened, understand the dangers and work towards a future where nuclear explosions and nuclear weapons are no longer a threat to people.
Reference :
1. https://www.ctbto.org/resources/for-the-media/press-releases/statement-robert-floyd-executive-secretary-ctbto-2026-02-06?utm
2. https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/672644?utm_source=chatgpt.com&v=pdf
3. https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-nuclear-tests-day/?utm
4. https://treaties.un.org/Pages/PageNotFound.aspx
Written by:
Adiba Islam
Deputy Director || Research & Publications Department || Earth's Ants
