1996	January 27 - France sets off a sixth nuclear test at Fangataufa Atoll. It has a 
	yield of about 120kt. 
	January 29 - French President Chirac announces an end to French nuclear
	tests. 
	March 25 - The United States, France, and United Kingdom sign The
	Treaty of Rarotonga, which created a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone.
	China and C.I.S had already signed the treaty. 
	April 11 - The Treaty of Pelindaba creates a Nuclear Free Zone
	throughout Africa. Multilateral agreement signed by 49 of the 53 members. 
	June 8 - China conducts a nuclear test at the Lop Nor test site. 
	September 11 - United Nations approves the Comprehensive Test Ban 
	Treaty (CTBT), which bans nuclear test explosions but not laboratory testing.
	India rejects the treaty as flawed; Pakistan says it will not sign unless India 
	does first.