Banning Nuclear Tests in South Asia

... finds it a useful measure to counterweight China in the region. By linking its position to the stance of other major powers, India thus secured the opportunity to develop nuclear deterrent capability that was to provide it with a decisive advantage vis-à-vis ... ... 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 ...