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		Key Documents Relevant Arms Control Today Articles ACT News Articles ACT Feature Articles ACT Editorial Focus

Key Documents:

Executive Summary of the CTBT

Text of the CTBT

Political Significance of the CTBT and Perspectives of Entry into Force
Presentation by Oliver Meier at the Cross-Regional Workshop for CTBTO International Cooperation in Istanbul.
July 1 , 2008

NGO Statement from the CTBT Entry into Force Conference
September 18 , 2007

Replacement Warheads and the Nuclear Test Ban
Analysis by Daryl Kimball for Defense News
March 8, 2007

Joint Ministerial Statement on CTBT
Presented in New York at the United Nations by Fifty-Nine Foreign Ministers
Co-Chairs Australia, Canada, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands
September 20, 2006.

Accelerating the Entry Into Force of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and Securing a Fissile Material Cut Off Agreement
Presentation by ACA Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball to the 18th UN Conference on Disarmament Issues in Yokohama
August 21, 2006.

The Status of CTBT Entry Into Force: The United States
Presentation by ACA Executive Director Daryl G. Kimball to VERTIC Seminar on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
September 22, 2005.

CTBT Signatories and Ratifiers, ACA Fact Sheet,
(Also available as a PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
January 2005.

New Nuclear Policies, New Weapons, New Dangers
(Also available as PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
An ACA Issue Brief, April 2003.

The International Security Value of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
(Also available as PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
An ACA Issue Brief, November 2002.

Joint Ministerial Statement on the CTBT,
Presented at the UN, New York, by Australia, Japan, and the Netherlands
(Also available as PDF file, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
September 2002.

National Academy of Sciences Report
Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
September 2002.

The Nuclear Testing Tally
ACA Fact Sheet, 1998.

Report on the Findings and Recommendations Concerning the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
General John Shalikashvili, January 5, 2001.

New York Conference on CTBT Entry-Into-Force Final Declaration, 2001

New York Conference on CTBT Entry-Into-Force NGO Statement, 2001

Vienna Conference on CTBT Entry-Into-Force Final Declaration, 1999

Vienna Conference on CTBT Entry-Into-Force NGO Statement, 1999

Relevant Arms Control Today Articles:

ACT News Stories

North Korean Test Provokes Widespread Condemnation
November 2006.

Congress Cuts CTBTO Funding
December 2006.

Hard Cases Stymie Test Ban Treaty
November 2005.

Hill Split on CTBTO Funding
September 2005.

CTBTO Funds Rebound in Bush Budget
July/August 2005.

BOOK REVIEW: A Tragic Life: Oppenheimer and the Bomb
July/August 2005.

Hill Split on CTBTO Funding
September 2005.

Bunker Buster Future Uncertain
July/August 2005.

U.S. Weighing Nuclear Stockpile Changes
May 2005.

CTBTO Releases Test Ban Monitoring Data for Tsunami Warning
April 2005.

Foreign Ministers Affirm CTBT Support
October 2004.

Test Ban Infrastructure: A Concrete Reality
October 2004.

IAEA Nomination Held Over CTBT
September 2004.

Congress Authorizes New Weapons Research
December 2003.

Senate Okays Funds for Nuclear Weapons Research
October 2003.

House Slashes Nuclear Weapons Budget Request
September 2003.

For Second Year Running, U.S. a No-Show at CTBT Conference
September 2003.

CTBT Milestone: 101 Ratifiers
June 2003.

Congress Approves Research on New Nuclear Weapons
June 2003.

NPT Meeting Confronts New Nuclear Threats
June 2003.

Administration Seeks Repeal of Ban on Nuclear Weapon Research
April 2003.

Nuclear Weapons Activity Surges in Energy Department Budget
March 2003.

Congress Approves Nuclear 'Bunker Buster' Research
December 2002.

Pentagon Memo Raises Possibility of Nuclear Testing
December 2002.

U.S. Officials Claim Russia Preparing for Nuclear Test
June 2002.

Foster Panel Calls for Reducing Nuclear Test Preparation Time
April 2002.

Bush Requests Funds for CTBT Monitoring
March 2002.

UN Conference Shows Support For Test Ban; U.S. Absent
December 2001.

CTBT Rogue State?
News Analysis, December 2001.

Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Conference Postponed
October 2001.

White House to Partially Fund Test Ban Implementing Body
September 2001.

Pentagon Clarifies South Asia Nuclear Policy
September 2001.

U.S. Shifts Its South Asia Nuclear Policy
July/August 2001.

Shalikashvili Issues Report Supporting Test Ban Treaty
January/February 2001.

India Reaffirms Its CTBT Policy, Pakistan Follows
October 2000.

Russian Duma Approves Test Ban Treaty
May 2000.

Administration Launches CTBT Effort
April 2000.

Shalikashvili to Lead Administration Test Ban Effort
Jan./Feb. 2000.

Russia, China Continue to Support CTBT
December 1999.

Senate Rejects Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; Clinton Vows to Continue Moratorium
September/October 1999.

Russia, China, U.S. Allies Condemn Senate Defeat of Treaty
September/October 1999.

White House, Key Senators Intensify Push for CTBT
July/August 1999.

Senators Call on Helms To Allow Vote on CTB Treaty
June 1999.

India, Pakistan Commit to Sign CTB Treaty by September 1999
October 1998.

India, Pakistan May Be Moving Toward CTBT
August / September 1998.

Senate Restores CTBT PrepCom Funding
August/September 1998.

South Asian Nuclear Tests Cloud Prospect for CTBT Ratification
May 1998.

Britain, France Ratify CTB Treaty, Administration Looks to Senate
April 1998.

Clinton Urges Senate to Act on CTB; Helms Calls Treaty 'Low Priority'
January/February 1998.

CIA Says Seismic Event Near Russian Test Site Not a Nuclear Explosion
October 1997.

Senate Panels Begin Hearings on CTB Treaty and Stewardship
October 1997.

Clinton Sends CTB Treaty to Senate; Hearings Set to Begin in October
September 1997.

U.S. Investigating Seismic Event Near Russian Nuclear Test Site
August 1997.

Clinton Set to Submit CTBT to Senate; Japan Ratifies
June/July 1997.

CTB Treaty Opened for Signature After Approval by United Nations
September 1996.

ACT Feature Articles

Richard L. Garwin and Frank N. von Hippel
A Technical Analysis: Deconstructing North Korea's October 9 Nuclear Test
November 2006.

Harold Smith
Nuclear Forensics and the North Korean Test
November 2006.

Steve Andreasen
BOOK REVIEW: Treaty and Tragedy: The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: An Insider’s Perspective by Keith A. Hansen
May 2006.

Edward Ifft
Witness for the Prosecution: International Organizations and Arms Control Verification
November 2005.

Arjun Makhijani
A Readiness to Harm: The Health Effects of Nuclear Weapons Complexes
July/August 2005.

Lawrence Scheinman
Disarmament: Have the Five Nuclear Powers Done Enough?
January/February 2005.

Miles A. Pomper
In Memoriam: Paul H. Nitze
December 2004.

Walking the Nonproliferation Tightrope: An ACT Interview with Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte
December 2004.

Damien J. LaVera
Looking Back: The U.S. Senate Vote on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
October 2004.

Michael Krepon
Book Review: Engaging India
September 2004.

Steven Kull
Survey Says: Americans Back Arms Control
June 2004.

Christopher Paine
Coddling the Nuclear Weapons Complex
May 2004.

Sidney Drell, James Goodby, Raymond Jeanloz, and Robert Peurifoy,
A Strategic Choice: New Bunker Busters Versus Nonproliferation
March 2003.

Daryl Kimball,
What Went Wrong: Repairing the Damage to the CTBT
December 1999.

panel discussion with Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr., John Steinbruner and John Isaacs.
The CTBT: A Damage Assessment of Senate Action
October 14, 1999,

An ACA Press Conference With Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., Ambassador Thomas Graham, John Steinbruner and John Isaacs,
Damage Assessment: The Senate Rejection of the CTBT
September/October 1999.

An Interview With UN Undersecretary-General Jayantha Dhanapala,
Illuminating Global Interests: The UN and Arms Control
September/October 1999.

Daryl G. Kimball,
Holding the CTBT Hostage in the Senate: The 'Stealth' Strategy Of Helms and Lott,
June / July 1998.

Gregory van der Vink, et al,
False Accusations, Undetected Tests and Implications for the CTB Treaty,
May 1998.

Harold P. Smith, Jr. and Richard Soll,
Challenges of Nuclear Stockpile Stewardship Under a Comprehensive Test Ban,
March 1998.

Testimony by Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr. and Kathleen C. Bailey,
The CTB Treaty and Nuclear Non-Proliferation: The Debate Continues
March 1998.

Robert Bell,
Strategic Agreements and the CTB Treaty: Striking the Right Balance
January/February 1998.

ACA Panel Discussion,
Advancing the Arms Control Agenda: Pitfalls and Possibilities
January/February 1998.

Richard L. Garwin,
The Future of Nuclear Weapons Without Nuclear Testing
November/December 1997.

Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers Press Briefing,
The Issues Behind the CTB Treaty Ratification Debate
October 1997.

ACA Press Briefing,
The Signing of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
September 1996.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr. and Craig Cerniello,"
The CTB Treaty: A Historic Opportunity To Strengthen the Non-Proliferation Regime"
August 1996.

Ambassador Jayantha Dhanapala,
Fulfilling the Promise of the NPT: The CTBT and Beyond
May/June 1996.

ACT Editorial Focus

Daryl G. Kimball
Revive the Test Ban Treaty
September 2005.

Daryl G. Kimball
Replacement Nuclear Warheads? Buyers Beware
May 2005.

Daryl G. Kimball
Nonproliferation Through Disarmament
January/February 2005.

Daryl G. Kimball,
The Test Moratorium's Uncertain Future,
May 2002.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
The First 100 Days,
May 2001.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
A World Without Arms Control?,
June 2000.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
An American Tragedy,
September/October 1999.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
Senator Helms' Floccinaucinihilipilification,
July/August 1999.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
Dereliction of Duty,
January/February 1999.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
South Asia’s Nuclear Wake-Up Call,
May 1998.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
Testing the CTB Regime,
October 1997.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
Send Senate CTB Treaty Now,
May 1997.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
CTB: Too Soon to Declare Victory,
August 1996.

Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr.,
CTBT: The Best vs. the Good,
May/June 1996.