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Boycott of CTBT conference to demise nuclear pact: Pentagon
The Pentagon has said that the boycott of United Nations Conference on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by the United States was only to speed up the demise of the nuclear pact.
The Pentagon has said that the boycott of United Nations Conference on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by the United States was only to speed up the demise of the nuclear pact.
However, the state department was for sending a low-level delegation to the conference to delay an international fight on the issue, ‘The Washington Post’ quoting officials reported.
The Bush administration’s stance on the treaty stems from its concern that without underground nuclear testing, which is banned by the treaty, the safety and reliability of the US nuclear arsenals could not be ensured.
Meanwhile critics are of the opinion that computer stimulated testing would suffice.
Bureau Report
However, the state department was for sending a low-level delegation to the conference to delay an international fight on the issue, ‘The Washington Post’ quoting officials reported.
The Bush administration’s stance on the treaty stems from its concern that without underground nuclear testing, which is banned by the treaty, the safety and reliability of the US nuclear arsenals could not be ensured.
Meanwhile critics are of the opinion that computer stimulated testing would suffice.
Bureau Report