Banning Nuclear Tests in South Asia

... develop nuclear deterrent capability that was to provide it with a decisive advantage vis-à-vis its relatively weaker neighbor–Pakistan. The pursuit to enforce CTBT should be seen in above geopolitical context. After the U.S. had conducted more than a thousand ... ... for signatures in 1996. Unlike the Partial Test Ban Treaty or the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the comprehensive treaty prohibits nuclear tests in all spheres including the atmosphere, earth’s surface, underwater and underground. Since then, 183 States have ...