But Williams took an opposing view and pointed out to the precedent of 19-year-old rookie Jaime Alguersuari who had to race for Toro Rosso in Hungary without any testing practice.

CNN: Motorsport: Williams block Schu testing bid

While U.S. administrations going back to the Eisenhower era have given lip service to the goal of a negotiated ban on all nuclear testing, in practice they proceeded cautiously in trying to achieve this goal.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Fumble on the Test Ban Treaty By Richard Burt The Washington Post, 18 October 1999