Editing Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (section)

===Provisions===
The treaty declares as its "principal aim the speediest possible achievement of an agreement on general and complete disarmament under strict international control" and explicitly states the goal of achieving a comprehensive test ban (one that bans underground tests). The treaty permanently forbids the parties to the treaty from conducting, permitting, or encouraging any nuclear explosion in the atmosphere, outer space, or underwater as well as "any other nuclear explosion" that threatens to send nuclear debris into another state's territory.<ref name=unoda>{{cite web |title=Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water |publisher=[[United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs]] |access-date=11 August 2016 |url=http://disarmament.un.org/treaties/t/test_ban/text}}</ref> The wording "any other nuclear explosion" prohibited peaceful nuclear explosions because of the difficulty in differentiating those from military tests without expanded verification measures.<ref name=statedept/>

According to the compromise reached by U.S. delegates [[Adrian S. Fisher]] and John McNaughton in Moscow, Article 3 of the treaty permits states to deposit instruments of ratification or accession with the governments of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, or the United States. This arrangement effectively avoids the issue of the treaty appearing to legitimize governments that lack universal recognition.{{sfn|Schlesinger|2002|pp=907–908}} Article 4 embodies the compromise reached by [[Gromyko]] and [[W. Averell Harriman|Harriman]] in Moscow regarding withdrawal from the treaty. It acknowledges the sovereign right of states to withdraw, as emphasized by [[Khrushchev]], while also explicitly granting parties the right to withdraw if "extraordinary events... have jeopardized the supreme interests of its country," in accordance with the demands of the United States.{{sfn|Schlesinger|2002|pp=906–907}}<ref name=unoda/>