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  2. Nuclear weapons of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in December 1962, the UK conducted 24 tests at the Nevada Test Site in the United States. [320] The final test was the Julin Bristol shot which took place on 26 November 1991. [321] British nuclear testing was abruptly halted by President George H. W. Bush in October 1992.

  3. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Wikipedia

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    A global appeal for a nuclear weapons–ban treaty, signed by 838 parliamentarians in 42 countries. Political parties supporting the government in NATO member states often share the rejection of the nuclear ban negotiations and treaty by their governments, but this is not universal.

  4. List of United States nuclear weapons tests - Wikipedia

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    First nuclear weapons test, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project. Tested the Mark 3 Fat Man design. Crossroads: 1946 2: 2: 2: 21 42: First postwar test series. Sandstone: 1948 3: 3: 3: 18 to 49 104: The first use of "levitated" cores made of oralloy. Tested components for Mark 4 design. Ranger: 1951 5: 5: 5: 1 to 22 40: First tests at the ...

  5. Breed-specific legislation - Wikipedia

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    Pit bull–type dog wearing a muzzle. In law, breed-specific legislation (BSL) is a type of law that prohibits or restricts particular breeds or types of dog. [1] Such laws range from outright bans on the possession of these dogs, to restrictions and conditions on ownership, and often establishes a legal presumption that such dogs are dangerous or vicious to prevent dog attacks.

  6. Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev announced a unilateral testing moratorium, and in December 1986, Reagan reaffirmed US commitment to pursue the long-term goal of a comprehensive test ban. In November 1987, negotiations on a test ban restarted, followed by a joint US-Soviet program to research underground-test detection in December 1987.

  7. Internet censorship in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    During the summer and autumn of 1996 the UK police made it known that they were planning to raid an ISP with the aim of launching a test case regarding the publication of obscene material over the Internet. The action of the UK police has been described as amounting to censorship without public or Parliamentary debate. It has been pointed out ...

  8. Stingray phone tracker - Wikipedia

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    The StingRay does this by way of the following man-in-the-middle attack: (1) simulate a cell site and force a connection from the target device, (2) download the target device's IMSI and other identifying information, (3) conduct "GSM Active Key Extraction" [31] to obtain the target device's stored encryption key, (4) use the downloaded ...

  9. Countries of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Again in 2014, the Life & Times Survey asked what respondents felt should be the "long term future for Northern Ireland". 66% of respondents felt the future should be as a part of the UK, with or without devolved government. 17% felt that Northern Ireland should unify with the Republic of Ireland. 50% of specifically Roman Catholics considered ...