DISARMAMENT · XXVI-1

United States and the Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques

United States became bound on 1980-01-17, by ratification, the 23rd state to do so.

Treaty

Convention on the prohibition of military or any other hostile use of environmental modification techniques

State

United States

Signed

1977-05-18

Became bound

1980-01-17 — by ratification

Between the two

974 days (2.7 years)

Treaty in force since

5 October 1978, in accordance with article IX(3).

Depositary record

United Nations Treaty Collection

Where this sits

• 23 in order of becoming party
• 78 states bound in total
• New treaty adopted

Order is by the date the depositary records, and states that became bound on the same day share a position — eleven states became party to the Charter on 24 October 1945 and none of them was eleventh.

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