Pakistan, India Sign Missile Test Notification Pact

India and Pakistan today signed an agreement for advanced notification of ballistic missile tests, the Associated Press reported (see GSN, Sept. 7).

“The agreement entails that both countries provide each other advance notification of flight tests that it intends to undertake of any surface-to-surface ballistic missile,” India said in a statement. “India has now handed over a draft memorandum of understanding on measures to reduce the risks of accidental or unauthorized use of nuclear weapons under the control of both countries” (Associated Press/New York Times, Oct. 3)

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