The same is true of Iran, and they have signed the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Nonproliferation is an urgent national priority. The United States is the leader of the global effort against the spread of weapons of mass destruction. A world in which the rogues have nuclear weapons would be a world of peril for all Americans. The Test Ban Treaty is not a silver bullet, but it's another valuable tool.
Nonproliferation is hard, uphill work.
The American people should not expect good results if the Senate denies us the means. With or without the CTBT we have to monitor possible nuclear test activity by others. Why not make the task easier by adding the treaty's international monitoring system and the possibility of on-site inspections to our own assets. The Senate faces a basic choice of direction. No treaty ever meets the standard of perfection.