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Russia Voices Concern Over US Nuclear Test Plans
Moscow - Mar 29, 2002 Russia is "extremely concerned" that the United States may soon abandon an international moratorium on nuclear testing to make way for development of a new generation of weapons, Interfax quoted foreign ministry sources here as saying Thursday. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is "a key barrier in the path of proliferation of nuclear armaments and their modernisation ... but the United States is not in a hurry to ratify it and now seems to be preparing to quit the accord,"the sources said. "Washington has decided to upgrade the alert at the Nevada nuclear testing grounds for the possible resumption of tests. Appeals for testing small nuclear devices are mounting. "This position casts a shadow on the very idea of the treaty and, consequently, does not promote confidence of other states in it, which could condemn the document to death," the sources added. The United States has maintained a moratorium on nuclear tests since 1992, along with Britain, China, France and Russia. Only India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons in 1998, signaling their entry into the "nuclear club." However a US nuclear posture review published earlier this month suggests that the war against Afghanistan has highlighted the need to develop a new generation of bunker-busting weapons that could target groups like al-Qaeda hiding in deep underground caves. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
World Powers Threaten Defiant Iran Over Nuclear Crisis
Vienna (AFP) Jan 11, 2006World powers threatened Iran with UN Security Council sanctions Wednesday after it resumed sensitive nuclear activities as a defiant Tehran vowed to press ahead with its disputed atomic programme. |
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