How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)
Quote #1
The Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, hereinafter referred to as the "Original Parties" [...]. (1)
Presenting: three big homelands that are in big trouble because they couldn't agree to disagree. Now, they're bundled together under one really unimaginative name to try to make things right.
Quote #2
Each of the Parties to this Treaty undertakes to prohibit, to prevent, and not to carry out any nuclear weapon test explosion, or any other nuclear explosion, at any place under its jurisdiction or control [...] in any other environment if such explosion causes radioactive debris to be present outside the territorial limits of the State under whose jurisdiction or control such explosion is conducted. (6-8)
Think of this as being the nuclear equivalent of the neighborly agreement not to spray weed killer on a windy day. No one wants their flowers (or small pets) killed because of someone else's carelessness.
Quote #3
Each of the Parties to this Treaty undertakes furthermore to refrain from causing, encouraging, or in any way participating in, the carrying out of any nuclear weapon test explosion, or any other nuclear explosion, anywhere which would take place in any of the environments described, or have the effect referred to, in paragraph 1 of this Article. (10)
It's pretty rude to go to another person's house to misbehave, just like it's pretty rude (on a global scale) to cozy up to another country in order to pursue nuclear tests that violate international law.