Yet the problem for zero-boosters is that the lower you go, the trickier things get, argues Henry Sokolski of the Washington-based Non-proliferation Policy Education Centre.
The head of the Non-proliferation Policy Education Centre in Washington, a vocal critic of the Agreed Framework, has warned that even when the new reactors are completed they may not be tamper-proof.
It is hard to imagine that the Senate would wish to be a party to the hoax that the Clinton non-proliferation policy in general, and its Comprehensive Test Ban in particular, constitute effective measures for dealing with the burgeoning nuclear threat.