Sentence examples for the ctbt from inspiring English sources
Tauscher said the ratification of the CTBT had high priority.
He noted that Middle Eastern countries need to ratify the CTBT.
He announced support for Senate ratification of the CTBT and a verifiable FMCT.
The CTBT requires that 44 named states ratify the treaty before it can come into force.
But India will not even sign the CTBT, let alone ratify it.
He then asked about the US strategy for gaining the Senate,s advice and consent for the CTBT.
8. (C) A/S Sullivan raised the issue of US ratification of the CTBT and asked what the US position was on process and timelines.
He said progress on an FMCT and Israel,s consideration of the CTBT would increase the chances for progress on the Resolution.
She noted that the Chinese had "pretty much" said a year ago that if the U.S. ratifies the CTBT, China would follow suit.
President Barack Obama's support for US ratification of the CTBT is welcome – the treaty only needs a few more ratifications to enter into force.
American opponents of the CTBT reply that America's nuclear policy will now rest on American interests and power, not waffly and unenforceable treaties.
