71.   China conducted an underground nuclear test Saturday and then announced it would carry out one more explosion before joining a moratorium on such blasts after September.

72.   China conducted an underground nuclear test Saturday and then announced it would carry out one more explosion by September before joining a moratorium on such blasts.

73.   China conducted its second underground nuclear test in three months Thursday.

74.   Chirac has stated that France has no plans to halt the underground nuclear tests.

75.   Chirac said nothing about the underground nuclear tests that his government has resumed in the South Pacific, triggering anger and sometimes violent protests around the world.

76.   Chirac said the underground test blasts were needed to verify computer simulation that would make further testing unnecessary.

77.   China conducted an underground nuclear test Thursday, its second in three months, despite urging from other Asian nations to refrain from testing.

78.   China expressed support Thursday for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, but did not indicate a willingness to stop its underground nuclear tests.

79.   China has continued to stage underground tests.

80.   China also expressed support Thursday for the treaty, but did not indicate a willingness to stop its underground nuclear tests, a demand made by some non-nuclear nations.