The catastrophic effects of nuclear bombs and the repercussions of nuclear tests on humanity were not given much attention in the beginning.

But history has made it very obvious how deadly the consequences of atomic weapon testing are.

International Day against Nuclear Tests is marked annually on August 29 to raise awareness about the negative impacts of testing nuclear weapons.

Since the first nuclear weapon test on July 16, 1945, more than 2,000 such tests have been carried out.

And, with the continuous technological advancements, these lethal nuclear weapons are today considerably more destructive than they once were.

The catastrophic effects of nuclear bombs and the repercussions of these tests on humanity were not given much attention in the beginning.

But history has made it very obvious how deadly the consequences of atomic weapon testing are.

As a result, with consistent international efforts, the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which prohibits all forms of nuclear testing, was established in 1996.