Getting India, Pak to sign CTBT is not easy, says US

Getting India, Pak to sign CTBT is not easy, says US
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

WASHINGTON, FEB 19: The United States has said it is "not easy" to get India and Pakistan togive up the right to conduct nuclear tests when Washington retains it, butsaid it would continue its efforts in the interests of the internationalcommunity.

"Persuading India and Pakistan to formalise their testing moratoria throughthe Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty is a major goal of the internationalcommunity... as it would help in heading off an arms race in South Asia,"senior advisor to President Bill Clinton on nuclear proliferation John Holumtold reporters here on Friday.

He, however, said it was "not easy" as the US was yet to ratify the CTBT.