[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 227 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 227

 To express the sense of the Senate regarding the May 11, 1998, Indian 
                             nuclear tests.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 12, 1998

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Glenn) submitted 
   the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Foreign Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 To express the sense of the Senate regarding the May 11, 1998, Indian 
                             nuclear tests.

Whereas the Government of India conducted an underground nuclear explosion on 
        May 15, 1974;
Whereas, 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;
Whereas 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;
Whereas 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;
Whereas 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;
Whereas the Government of India has refused to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban 
        Treaty;
Whereas the Government of India has refused to sign the Nuclear Non-
        Proliferation Treaty;
Whereas India has refused to enter into a safeguards agreement with the 
        International Atomic Energy Agency covering any of its nuclear research 
        facilities; and
Whereas the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 requires the President 
        to impose a variety of aid and trade sanctions against any nonnuclear 
        weapons state that detonates a nuclear explosive device: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) condemns in the strongest possible terms the decision 
        of the Government of India to conduct three nuclear tests on 
        May 11, 1998;
            (2) calls upon the President to carry out the provisions of 
        the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 with respect 
        to India and invoke all sanctions therein;
            (3) calls upon the Government of India to take immediate 
        steps to reduce tensions that this unilateral and unnecessary 
        step has caused;
            (4) expresses its regret that this decision by the 
        Government of India will, of necessity, negatively affect 
        relations between the United States and India;
            (5) urges the Government of Pakistan, the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China, and all governments to exercise 
        restraint in response to the Indian nuclear tests, in order to 
        avoid further exacerbating the nuclear arms race in South Asia;
            (6) calls upon all governments in the region to take steps 
        to prevent further proliferation of nuclear weapons and 
        ballistic missiles; and
            (7) urges the Government of India to enter into a 
        safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy 
        Agency which would cover all Indian nuclear research facilities 
        at the earliest possible time.
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