    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [May 30, 1998]
    [Page 855]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on Further Nuclear Testing by Pakistan
    May 30, 1998

        The United States condemns today's second round of nuclear tests by
    Pakistan. These tests can only serve to increase tensions in an already
    volatile region. With their recent tests, Pakistan and India are
    contributing to a self-defeating cycle of escalation that does not add
    to the security of either country. Both India and Pakistan need to
    renounce further nuclear and missile testing immediately and take
    decisive steps to reverse this dangerous arms race.
        I will continue to work with leaders throughout the international
    community to reduce tensions in south Asia, to preserve the global
    consensus on nonproliferation.
        I call on India and Pakistan to resume their direct dialog, to sign
    the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty immediately and without conditions to
    reverse the arms race there, and to join the clear international
    consensus in support of nonproliferation.