Title 10 — Armed ForcesRelease 119-83
§6121 Testing of Nuclear Weapons
Title 10 › Subtitle Subtitle A— General Military Law › Part VI— ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS › Subpart B— Atomic Energy Defense › Chapter 602— NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE MATTERS › Subchapter I— STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP AND WEAPONS PRODUCTION › § 6121
Summary
No U.S. underground nuclear tests are allowed after September 30, 1996, unless a foreign test after that date cancels the ban; funds from Pub. L. 103–160 (107 Stat. 1547) or any other Act cannot fund atmospheric-test capability.
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Title 10, §6121
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(a)No underground test of nuclear weapons may be conducted by the United States after September 30, 1996, unless a foreign state conducts a nuclear test after this date, at which time the prohibition on United States nuclear testing is lifted.
(b)None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103–160; 107 Stat. 1547) or any other Act for any fiscal year may be available to maintain the capability of the United States to conduct atmospheric testing of a nuclear weapon.
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References in Text
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 103–160, Nov. 30, 1993, 107 Stat. 1547. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.
Prior Provisions
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 2530 of Title 50, War and National Defense, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 119–60, § 3111(b)(1).
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10 U.S.C. § 6121
Title 10 — Armed Forces
Last Updated
Apr 18, 2026
Release point: 119-83