Dianne Feinstein: “Findings: The Government of India conducted an underground nuclear explosion on May 18, 1974; Since the 1974 nuclear…”

“Findings: The Government of India conducted an underground nuclear explosion on May 18, 1974; Since the 1974 nuclear test by the Government of India, the United States and its allies have worked extensively to prevent the further proliferation of nuclear weapons in South Asia; On May 11, 1998, the Government of India conducted underground tests of three separate nuclear explosive devices, including a fission device, a low-yield device, and a thermo-nuclear device; On May 13, 1998 the Government of India conducted two additional underground tests of nuclear explosive devices; This decision by the Government of India has needlessly raised tension in the South Asia region and threatens to exacerbate the nuclear arms race in that region; The five declared nuclear weapons states and 144 other nations have signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty in hopes of putting a permanent end to nuclear testing; The Government of India has refused to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; The Government of India has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty; India has refused to enter into a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency covering any of its nuclear research facilities.”