Search for test ban
The UN Conference on Disarmament yesterday began the quest for a total nuclear test ban amid warnings of the growing threat of proliferation, AFP reports from Geneva. Early speeches targeted two countries, Iraq and North Korea, suspected of harbouring ambitions plans to develop nuclear weapons.
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