Nuclear test ban treaty unlikely

GENEVA - Negotiations aimed at securing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty were deadlocked yesterday, amid doubts that a…

GENEVA - Negotiations aimed at securing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty were deadlocked yesterday, amid doubts that a breakthrough could be reached ahead of tomorrow's deadline.

India is refusing to sign the treaty and Pakistan has warned that this refusal could mark the "death knell" of the treaty.

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