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Focuses on the French government's plan to conduct a series of eight underground nuclear tests in the Pacific Atoll of Moruroa before signing a comprehensive test ban treaty. Effect of Jacque Chirac's decision to break the moratorium on testing; Accusal that France undermines both the extension...
- Paradise lost. Suter, Keith // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Sep/Oct1995, Vol. 51 Issue 5, p13
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- Science and politics in early nuclear test ban negotiations. Barth, Kai-Henrik // Physics Today;Mar98, Vol. 51 Issue 3, p34
Reports the disagreement between Soviet and US scientists about the capabilities of scientific instruments, validity of theories and handling and interpretation of data at the conference related to nuclear test ban negotiations. How scientists involved in the negotiation; Topics discussed in...
- An explosion of Indian pride. Auster, Bruce B.; Chellaney, Brahma; Hedges, Stephen J.; Omestad, Thomas; Whitelaw, Kevin // U.S. News & World Report;05/25/98, Vol. 124 Issue 20, p16
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- Nuclear but needy. Khan, Ayesha // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jan/Feb1999, Vol. 55 Issue 1, p12
Criticizes the move of Pakistan's nuclear tests on May 1998 despite the fact that it is under an economic and political crisis. Comments from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif; Willingness of the government to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on nuclear weapons; Peace movement in major cities...
- The North Korean Nuclear Test. // International Debates;Nov2006, Vol. 4 Issue 8, p1
The article reports on North Korea's announcement that it had successfully conducted an underground test of a nuclear device. In a public statement, the government said the test will contribute to defending the peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. Based on seismographic evidence, the...
- East-Asia-Intel.com: High level of xenon gas detected near border after N. Korea nuclear test claim - June 23, 2010. // East-Asia-Intel Reports;6/23/2010, p6
The article reports on high levels of radioactive gas, Xenon detected near South Korean border. As stated, North Korea claimed to have conducted nuclear test using nuclear fusion technology. Reportedly, South Korea's leading newspaper informed about high level of Xenon gas, which is usually a...
- France sets off a world of protests. // U.S. News & World Report;9/18/95, Vol. 119 Issue 11, p24
States that dozens of nations, including the United States, protested when France ended a three-year moratorium on nuclear testing. Explosion of a 20-kiloton device in the Pacific in September 1995; Plans to have more underground blasts at the Mururoa atoll site; Expected to complete testing in...
- India teaches a lesson about IT tools as weapons. Coffee, Peter // PC Week;05/25/98, Vol. 15 Issue 21, p39
Contends that India's successful deception in hiding the actual location of their nuclear testing site until after the tests were completed has parallels in corporate information technology departments who try to hide from competitors what they are really doing. Why it is important to access...
