Now is the time. Now is the time, everyone said in New York, that we would finish this negotiation. If we fail, it's difficult to predict what might happen, but we could lose this treaty. There are those in the United States who would like to return to nuclear weapon testing. France now has ended its nuclear tests and fully supports the objective of a comprehensive test ban treaty, but if we fail, France could reassess its position.
China is on board.
Who knows what their views might be in two or three years, if we don't bring this negotiation to a conclusion this year. Russia could resume testing. The United Kingdom could reassess its position. So we believe, not only is the time right for a CTBT, this is the best chance we will ever have to achieve this treaty, and it may even be the only chance we have to complete this long-sought objective. In order to complete this treaty in 1996, we must complete the negotiations in Geneva by June to permit United Nations General Assembly review in July and August, and signature in September.