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Test Anxiety:
Should America Ratify the Test Ban Treaty? |
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of 1998, India shocked the world with a nuclear blast. Pakistan, it’s neighbor, responded days
later with its own nuclear test. This new arms race has put pressure on the U.S. Senate to
ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that was signed by President Clinton in 1996.
However, a powerful minority in the Senate is stalling the ratification of this important
treaty in order to undermine the existing Anti-ballistic Missile Treaty because the ABM is an
obstacle to the development of the controversial Ballistic Missile Defense Program, also known
as "Star Wars." Both a majority of senators and the public support the ratification of the CTBT.
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May 9, 1999
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