Reports, analyses and statements about the CTBT from external actors
| 2016 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Statement by the President of Russia on the 20th anniversary of the signing of the CTBT | Office of the President of the Russian Federation | [Link] |
| 2015 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Address to the staff of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs | United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs | [PDF] |
| 2010 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments by Jonathan Medalia November 2010 | CRS Report for Congress | [PDF] |
| A World Free of Nuclear Weapons? The CTBT: A multilateral approach by Alexander Kment March 2010 | eTalksTV | [Video] |
| India's nuclear arms control quandary by Ramamurti Rajaraman February 2010 |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| Boosting the CTBT's prospects in the Middle East by Liviu Horovitz and Robert Golan-Vilella February 2010 |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| Now More Than Ever The Case for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty February 2010 |
Arms Control Association |
[PDF] |
| Eliminating Nuclear Threats—A Practical Guide for Global Policymakers by Gareth Evans, William Perry and Jessica Tuchman Mathews January 2010 |
Report for the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament |
[Link] |
| A Global Undertaking: Realizing the Disarmament Promise of the NPT by Dr. John Burroughs January 2010 |
Middle Powers Initiative |
[PDF] |
| The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: New Technology, New Prospects? Editedby Jacqueline McLaren Miller January 2010 |
EastWest Institute | [PDF] |
| Report of Pugwash Consultation s on CTBT Entry into Force: Summary of Main Points by Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino and Sandra Ionno Butcher January 2010 | Pugwash |
[PDF] |
| Obama's Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament Agenda: Building Steam or Losing Traction? by Theodore Kalionzes and Kaegan McGrath January 2010 |
NTI | [Link] |
| India and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty: to sign or not to sign? by Bharat Gopalaswamy January 2010 |
SIPRI | [Link] |
| 2009 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions of the United Nations System in Advancing the Entry-Into-Force of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty: Briefing and Strategy Session | Global Security Institute | [Link] |
| Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States by William J. Perry, James R. Schlesinger et. Al. 2009 |
United States Institute of Peace | [PDF] |
| On-Site Inspections Under the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT): Technical Considerations by Edward Ifft December 2009 | VERTIC | [PDF] |
| Putting the CTBT into Practice by Malcolm Coxhead and David Jepsen December 2009 | VERTIC | [PDF] |
| One Year of Test Ban Commitment Cannot Erase a Decade of Dismissal: Discussing the Outcome of the CTBT 2009 Article XIV Conference by Liviu Horovitz and Luis Gain November 2009 | NTI | [Link] |
| Verifiability, Reliability, and National Security: The Case for US Ratification of the CTBT by Kaegan McGrath November 2009 | The Nonproliferation Review | [Link] |
| Assessing the Merits of the CTBT by David Hafemeister November 2009 | The Nonproliferation Review | [PDF] |
| U.S.-Russian Nuclear Cooperation and the CTBT by Irvin R. Lindemuth November 2009 | The Nonproliferation Review | [PDF] |
| Pressing a Broad Agenda for Combating Nuclear Dangers: An Interview With Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher November 2009 | Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments by Jonathan Medalia November 2009 | CRS Report for Congress | [PDF] |
| Time for a Test-Ban Bargain by Joshua Pollack November 2009 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| Why We Don’t Need to Resume Nuclear Testing: A Reply to Senator Kyl’s “Why We Need to Test Nuclear Weapons” by Daryl G. Kimball November 2009 | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | [Link] |
| Learning From the 1999 Vote On the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by Daryl G. Kimball Ocotber 2009 | Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| U.S., Russia Must Lead on Arms Control by Brent Scowcroft, et. Al. October 2009 |
Brookings Institute | [Link] |
| Making Good on the Promises: From the Security Council Summit to the 2010 NPT Review by Dr. John Burroughs October 2009 |
Middle Powers Initiative |
[PDF] |
| Iran Brings Urgency to U.S.’s Need to Ratify Nuclear-Test Treaty by Deepti Choubey October 2009 |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | [Link] |
| This Time, Ban the Test by Jessica Tuchman Mathews October 2009 |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | [Link] |
| Clinton Makes Case for CTBT at Conference by Meri Lugo October 2009 |
Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| Will the Stars Align in New York for Test Ban Advocates? A Preview of the Sixth CTBT Article XIV Conference by Kaegan McGrath and Luis Gain September 2009 | Center for Nonproliferation Studies | [Link] |
| Declarations, Resolutions, and Revelations: Wrap-Up of an Action Packed Week at the United Nations by Kaegan McGrath September 2009 | Center for Nonproliferation Studies | [Link] |
| Testing the Test-Ban Treaty: Week Three of the CTBTO Inspection Exercise in Kazakhstan by Andreas Persbo September 2009 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| First Day of Article XIV Conference Shows Optimism by Kaegan McGrath September 2009 |
Center for Nonproliferation Studies | [Link] |
| Building Up the Regime For Verifying the CTBT by Tibor Tóth September 2009 |
Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by Jenifer Mack August 2009 |
CSIS | [Link] |
| The Nuclear Posture Review Debate by Anya Loukianova August 2009 |
NTI | [Link] |
| India and the Case to Sign the CTBT by Kartik Bommakanti July 2009 |
Indian Pugwash Society | [Link] |
| Understanding the U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy Debate by Christopher F. Chyba and J.D. Crouch July 2009 |
The Washington Quarterly | [PDF] |
| Battle Lines Being Drawn in the CTBT Debate: an Analysis of the Strategic Posture Commission's Arguments against U.S. Ratification by Kaegan Mcgrath July 2009 |
NTI | [Link] |
| Obama Shifts U.S. Stance on CTBTO Funding by Meri Lugo and Daniel Horner June 2009 |
Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| Grabbing Victory from the Jaws of Defeat? A Recap of the CTBT in 1999 by Elizabeth Turpen, Ph.D. June 2009 |
The Henry L. Stimson Center | [Link] |
| The CTBT Debate Begins Again by Hugh Gusterson June 2009 |
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| Satellite Earth Observations Support CTBT Monitoring: A Case Study of the Nuclear Test in North Korea of Oct. 9, 2006 and Comparison with Seismic Results by J. Schlittenhardt, M. Canty and I Grunberg June 2009 |
Pure and Applied Geophysics | [PDF] |
| Nuclear Testing and Proliferation- An Inextricable Connection by Thomas Graham Jr. and David Hafemeister Summer 2009 |
Disarmament Diplomacy | [Link] |
| The Nuclear Test Ban: Lex Lata or de Lege Ferenda? by Lisa Tabassi Summer 2009 | Journal of Conflict & Security Law | [Link] |
| The Logic of the Test Ban Treaty by Daryl G. Kimball May 2009 |
Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| Renew the Drive for CTBT Ratification by Jofi Joseph April 2009 |
The Washington Quarterly | [PDF] |
| A Strategy for Achieving Senate Approval of the CTBT by John Isaacs April 2009 |
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| Don’t Wait for the United States by Deepti Choubey April 2009 |
CTBTO Spectrum | [PDF] |
| 3 Reasons Why the U.S. Senate Should Ratify the Test-Ban Treaty by Robert Nelson March 2009 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | [Link] |
| LOOKING BACK: The Threshold Test Ban Treaty by Edward Ifft March 2009 |
Arms Control Today | [Link] |
| Don’t Miss this Opportunity to End Nuclear Testing – Once and For All by Barry M. Blechman March 2009 |
The Henry L. Stimson Center |
[Link] |
| The United States and the CTBT: Renewed Hope or Politics as Usual? by Sean Dunlop and Jean du Preez February 2009 |
Center for Nonproliferation Studies | [Link] |
| The Article VI Forum: New Imperatives and Openings for a Nuclear Weapon-Free World by Amb. Henrik Salander et. AL. January 2009 |
Middle Powers Initiative | [PDF] |
| Wait…Signing the CTBT May Actually Mean Something? 2009 |
CSIS | [PDF] |
| Verifying Treaty Compliance: Limiting Weapons of Mass Destruction and Monitoring Kyoto Protocol Provisions by Ola Dahlman et. AL.2009 | Springer Science + Business Media | [Link] |
| Nuclear Test Ban: Converting Political Visions to Reality |
Springer Science + Business Media | [Link] |
| 2008 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Actor Michael Douglas Embraces Role as Advocate, May 2008 | National Public Radio | Link |
| Obama Will Have Opening on Arms Initiatives, Expert Says, Interview with Joseph Cirincione, November 2008 | NTI | Link |
| Have No Fear, Things Won’t Be So Bad, Shashi Tharoor, November 2008 | Huffington Post | Link |
| Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: The Need for a Comprehensive Approach, Presentation to the 119th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Geneva, Alyn Ware, October 2008 | Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament | [PDF] |
| The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty: Effectively Verifiable by David Hafemeister, October 2008 | Arms Control Today | Link |
| 2008 Presidential Q&A: Democratic Nominee Barack Obama, September 2008 | Arms Control Today | Link |
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments by Jonathan Medalia, September 2008 | CRS Report for Congress | [PDF] |
| A New Look at the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, September 2008 | International Group on Global Security | [PDF] |
| Renewing American Leadership, Barack Obama, July/August 2008 | Foreign Affairs | Link |
| Political Significance of the CTBT and Perspectives of Entry into Force, Oliver Meier, July 2008 | Arms Control Association | [PDF] |
| FACT SHEET: Obama's New Plan to Confront 21st Century Threats, Confronting 21st Century Threats, July 2008 | Barack Obama website | Link |
| France and Nuclear Disarmament: The Meaning of the Sarkozy Speech, May 2008 |
Carnegie Endowment | Link |
| LOOKING BACK: The 1998 Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests, May 2008 | Arms Control Association | Link |
| Australian Government Urges Countries to Bring the Ban on Nuclear Testing into Force, May 2008 | Government of Australia | Link |
| Remarks By John McCain on Nuclear Security, May 2008 | John McCain website | Link |
| Entry into Force of the CTBT: All Roads Lead to Washington A Report from the Fifth Article XIV Conference by Keegan McGrath, April 2008 |
Center for Nonproliferation Studies | Link |
| Reshaping the U.S.-Indian Nuclear Deal to Lessen the Nonproliferation Losses, April 2008 | Arms Control Association | Link |
| Speech by Carl Bildt at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, April 2008 | Government of Sweden | Link |
| Getting Real About Nuclear Disarmament, April 2008 | Arms Control Association | Link |
| The Future of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, March 2008 |
Center for Nonproliferation Studies | Link |
| Disarmament Redux by J. Peter Scoblic, March/April 2008 | The Bulletin | [PDF] |
| Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments by Jonathan Medalia, March 2008 | CRS Report for Congress | [PDF] |
| Preparing for 2010: Striking a Balance between Nuclear Disarmament & Nuclear Nonproliferation, March 2008 | Center for Non-proliferation Studies | [PDF] |
| National Security Strategy statement by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, March 2008 |
Government of the United Kingdom | Link |
| Irish Government urges Action on Nuclear Disarmament, March 2008 | E-Gov Monitor | Link |
| SPEECH BY NICOLAS SARKOZY,PRESENTATION OF LE TERRIBLE IN CHERBOURG, March 2008 | Government of France | [PDF] |
| Resurrecting the Test Ban Treaty by Michael O'Hanlon, February 2008 |
International Institute of Strategic Studies | [PDF] |
| Full Report of the Federation of American Scientists, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Union of Concerned Scientists, February 2008 | Toward True Security | [PDF] |
| Controlling Fissile Materials and Ending Nuclear Testing by Robert J. Einhorn at the International Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, February 2008 | Center for Strategic and International Affairs | [PDF] |
| Nuclear Renaissance and Non-Proliferation by Pierre Goldschmidt, February 2008 | Carnegie Endowment | [PDF] |
| Remarks by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at International Conference in Oslo) February 2008 |
Government of Norway | Link |
| Keynote address by Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre at the 2008 Oslo Conference on Nuclear Disarmament, February 2008 | Government of Norway | Link |
| Toward a Nuclear-Free World by By GEORGE P. SHULTZ, WILLIAM J. PERRY, HENRY A. KISSINGER and SAM NUNN January 2008 |
Wall Street Journal | Link |
| 2007 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Security and Opportunity for the twenty first century by Hillary Rodham Clinton, November/December 2007 |
Foreign Affairs | Link |
| Achieving Nuclear Balance by Ellen O. Tauscher, November 2007 | Center for Nonproliferation Studies) | [PDF] |
| What are nuclear weapons for? By Drell and Goodby, November 2007 |
Arms Control Association | [PDF] |
| What are nuclear weapons for? By Drell and Goodby, November 2007 |
Arms Control Association | [PDF] |
| Reviving one Acronym with Another: NPT and CTBT, October 2007 | Partnership for a Secure America | Link |
| Reinvigorate Nuclear Nonproliferation by Jessica Matthews, October 2007 | Carnegie Endowment | Link |
| The CTBT: Achievements,Challenges and Opportunities, September 2007 | VERTIC | [PDF] |
| The nuclear culprits, September 2007 | The Guardian | Link |
| Top Ten Results from the 2007 Carnegie International Nonproliferation Conference, August 2007 | Carnegie Endowment | [PDF] |
| Renewing American Leadership by Barack Obama, July/August 2007 | Foreign Affairs | Link |
| The future: A reliable path to disarmament By Sidney Drell, July/August 2007 | The Bulletin | [PDF] |
| The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Deserves a Fresh Look, July 2007 |
World Politics Review | Link |
| The Mountaintop: A World Free of Nuclear Weapons", by Sam Nunn, June 2007 | NTI | [PDF] |
| A World Free of Nuclear Weapons? By Magaret Beckett, June 2007 | Carnegie Endowment | [PDF] |
| Goff – New Momentum Needed for Nuclear Disarmament, June 2007 | Scoop | Link |
| Documentary about the CTBT produced by German TV channel ZDF April 2008 | ZDF-German TV | Link |
| Getting the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Back on Track by Anita Roddick, April 2007 |
Huffington Post | Link |
| A Nuclear-Weapon-Free World: Prohibition versus Elimination by Wolfgang Panofksy March 2007 |
The Bulletin | Link |
| Replacement Warheads and the Nuclear Test Ban By Daryl Kimball, March 2007 | Carnegie Endowment | Link |
| Priority Steps to Strengthen the Nonproliferation Regime by Pierre Goldschmidt, February 2007 |
Carnegie Endowment | [PDF] |
| Rep. Howard Berman: “STRENGTHENING U.S. NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY” January 2007 | Arms Control Association | [PDF] |
| New Nuclear Designs, New Questions, January 2007 | Arms Control Association | Link |
| A Chance for Nuclear Leadership by Deepti Choubey, January 2007 | Carnegie Endowment | Link |
| New Reasons to Reject New Warheads, January 2007 | Arms Control Association | Link |
| A World Free of Nuclear Weapons By George P. Shultz, William J. Perry, Henry A. Kissinger and Sam Nunn, January 2007 |
Waging Peace | Link |
| 2006 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| WEAPONS OF TERROR Freeing the World of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Arms, June 2006 |
Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission | [PDF] |
| 2005 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Arms Control: All talk, no action by Rebecca Johnson, July/August 2005 | The Bulletin | [PDF] |
| 2003 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the Water’s Edge: The Senate Votes on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty by Terry L. Deibel, 2003 (download fee) | Pew Case Studies in International Affairs, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy | Link |
| 2002 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Issues Related to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization | National Academy of Science Report 2002 | Link |
| 2001 | Source | PDF/Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Report on the Findings and Recommendations Concerning the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty by General John M. Shalikashvili (USA ret), January 2001 |
Government of the United States | Link |





