NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DAILY

Created: 1/5/1996

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Special Analysis

INTERNATIONAL: Nockar Testing Ambiguities ArKf

Several countries recently have been active at nuclear test sites, probably in anticipation or (be signing of the Comprehensive Tesi Ban Treaty this year. Some of these sites have not conducted tests in years

Of greatest concern arc activities thai are not announced or acknowledged by the testing; parry and could be subject to ambiguous interpretalion.

Such aclivilics were obscivcd al Chinese. Indian, and Russian test sites last year and couldorelaste of future CtBT ambiguities.

Benefit Outweigh Risk* for Beijing

The military would prefor testing of any unproven weaponsTBT enters into force, and theallowing thereduce IhcppositionTBT.

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