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Provisions Prohibits any nuclear explosion whether for weapons or peaceful purposes.
The Treaty establishes an organization to ensure implementation, which includes a Conference of States Parties, an Executive Council and a Technical Secretariat, which includes the International Data Center. Status President Clinton transmitted the CTBT to the United States Senate for advice and consent on September 22, 1997. The Indian Foreign Ministry stated in early October 1999 that India planned to try to get a consensus within the country for signing the treaty when the new parliament is in place. Pakistan has refused to sign as a deterrent to India's potential for continuing to develop its nuclear weapons, but has have indicated they want to sign. The International Data Center, to be accessible to all States Parties, will receive, collect, process, analyze, report on, and archive data from International Monitoring System facilities.