The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
CTBT Commission
South Asia
US Senate Vote
On 13 October 1999, the US Senate voted to reject the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty sending shock waves around the world. This web site includes information on the Senate vote and subsequent developments:
For information on the US Senate's vote not to ratify the CTBT, visit the Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers web site at http://www.clw.org/coalition/.
Article XIV Conference, October 6-8, 2000
From 6 - 8 October 1999, a Conference was held in Vienna to look at measures to encourage countries to ratify the CTBT, in order to facilitate entry into force of the treaty. The following documents and reports are available at this web site:
For official press releases and other documentation relating to the Article XIV Conference, go to the CTBT Organisation web site.
Background information
Reports and articles from the Acronym Institute, include:
- CTBT Moves to Vienna, by Rebecca Johnson, Disarmament Diplomacy, February - March 1997
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Now or Never, by Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Report No.8, A Report of the 1995 Conference on Disarmament Negotiations
- Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: The Endgame, by Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Report No.9, A Review of the CTBT Negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament January - March 1996
- A Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Signed but not Sealed, by Rebecca Johnson, Acronym Report No.10, A Review of CTBT Negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament January - September 1996
An update on the CTBT organisation, by Sandra Glass, is also available in Disarmament Diplomacy No 29, August/September 1998.
CTBT Links
More information on the CTBT can be obtained from:
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