http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...uclear_Test_Ban_Treaty
"US Ratification of the CTBT
The US has signed the CTBT, but not ratified it. There is ongoing debate whether or not the US should ratify the CTBT. Proponents of ratification claim that it would:
Establish an international norm that would push other nuclear capable countries like North Korea, Pakistan, and India to sign.
Constrain worldwide nuclear proliferation by vastly limiting a country's ability to make nuclear advancements that only testing can ensure.
Not compromise US national security because the Science Based Stockpile Stewardship Program serves as a means for maintaining current US nuclear capabilities without physical detonation."
-what's the diff. between ratified and signed? -and what can these power do and cannot do if they're rat. but not signed?
-thanks
"US Ratification of the CTBT
The US has signed the CTBT, but not ratified it. There is ongoing debate whether or not the US should ratify the CTBT. Proponents of ratification claim that it would:
Establish an international norm that would push other nuclear capable countries like North Korea, Pakistan, and India to sign.
Constrain worldwide nuclear proliferation by vastly limiting a country's ability to make nuclear advancements that only testing can ensure.
Not compromise US national security because the Science Based Stockpile Stewardship Program serves as a means for maintaining current US nuclear capabilities without physical detonation."
-what's the diff. between ratified and signed? -and what can these power do and cannot do if they're rat. but not signed?
-thanks
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