Number: 96-631
Title: Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests? Potential Test Ban Risks and Technical Benefits
Authors: Jonathan Medalia, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: India rejects the comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty, now under negotiation, as currently drafted; Pakistan will not sign unless India does. Their rejection could doom the treaty. To help understand their positions, this report examines potential technical gains that nuclear testing offers the two nations and explores links between their weapon programs and strategic goals.
Pages: 6
Date: Updated July 17, 1996