Technically, a high yield test would be self-evidently a sign of national strength.
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But a well-contained test could yield no radioactive isotopes, experts say.
They argued, moreover, that a zero-yield, permanent nuclear test ban is manifestly not in the United States' national interest and noted that, given international support for such a treaty, needed changes to either of those key provisions would be unlikely to be accepted by other parties.
"This test registered a yield of several hundred tons as opposed to several kilotons, as you would expect, " the official said.
Even - whatever the test turns out to be in yield, they will learn something from that.
"Because the depth of the test is not known and the geology of the test site is uncertain, translating the seismic magnitude into yield is difficult, " said Acton, the Carnegie analyst.
The moratorium was one of a series of unilateral disarmament actions taken at that time, which included the 1993-94 legislation prohibiting design of low-yield nuclear weapons and the 1995-96 agreement on a Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
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But such tests often yield false positives, and the former official was unaware whether more definitive test results had been obtained.
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In our second (testing) announcement, before we resume testing several years later, we might describe in some detail the purpose and nature of the test, and document the reductions to date (and planned) in numbers and yield of our stockpile.
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