The Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: A Review of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaties and the Impact of the Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests on the Non-proliferation Regime

Authors

• Vejay Lalla

Abstract

The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) are insufficient to curb nuclear proliferation due to weaknesses in their enforcement mechanisms, loopholes in their provisions, and challenges posed by new nuclear states like India and Pakistan. The treaties fail to address critical issues such as arbitrary withdrawal clauses and inadequate verification systems, undermining their effectiveness in achieving global nuclear disarmament.

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Vejay Lalla, The Effectiveness of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty on Nuclear Weapons Proliferation: A Review of Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaties and the Impact of the Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests on the Non-proliferation Regime, 8 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 103 (2000).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol8/iss1/6