What went wrong: repairing the damage to the CTBT

Article Abstract:

The Senate's decision to reject the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) has robbed the US of the moral and legal authority to push other countries to not carry out nuclear test explosions. Furthermore, the US will not benefit from the treaty's nuclear test monitoring and on-site inspection provisions. It is most unlikely that the Senate will formally review the CTBT in 2000, but discussions about US nuclear testing policy and the CTBT will continue. There must be new leadership from the executive branch and from internationalist moderates in Congress if the conditions for a more balanced debate about the CTBT and other significant nuclear security issues are to be created.

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Aftershocks from the Novaya Zemlya earthquake

Article Abstract:

Some US officials continue to believe that a small earthquake detected underneath the Arctic Ocean off the coast of the Russian island of Novaya Zemlya was a secret nuclear explosion conducted by the Russians at its former test site on the island. It has been clearly shown, however, that the seismic event occurred over 100 kilometers from the test site. The present administration's refusal to acknowledge the natural origin of the event will direct attention to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and Russia's responsibility as one of the treaty's signatories.

Arms control, Arms control verification

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Smoke and mirrors

Article Abstract:

India and Pakistan's nuclear tests were meet with much enthusiasm in both countries. However, for the international community, the effects of these tests are unclear and it is struggling to respond. The immediate concern in the region is to prevent a nuclear war between these countries. Analysts also worry about the adverse effects of sanctions imposed on these states after they conducted nuclear tests.

Social aspects, India, Pakistan, Military policy, Economic sanctions, Sanctions (International law)

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