First of all, no one cares about the test ban.
Third world countries insisted on a total nuclear test ban within five years.
They aren't allowed to find out the obvious way, by testing, because of the test ban.
That's not what Congress meant by a comprehensive test ban.
Under this Soviet approach, a total test ban would be the ultimate goal.
Otherwise, the effort required to take each step toward a test ban may become an excuse for not getting there.
The negotiation of a total test ban would be left as an ultimate goal.
After a year of demonstrations and protests, the test ban took effect in 1990.
"A nuclear test ban by itself is not the ultimate objective," he said.
The one real ground for opposing a test ban is that it would prevent the development of new weapons.
