The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), banning all test nuclear detonations, is in the U.S.' national security interest.
This treaty has bipartisan support from national security leaders and will strengthen the U.S.' ability to detect, deter, and confront proliferators of nuclear weapons. 182 countries have signed the CTBT, including all U.S. allies. However, before this treaty can go into force, the United States and nine additional states must ratify the treaty.
The United States has no national security need to test nuclear weapons. We are currently paying all the costs of this treaty and getting none of the benefits.
We ask the President to make the ratification of this treaty a priority in 2012.
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