text: Prospects for US Ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, and Implications for the 2010 NPT Review Conference Martin Butcher firstname.lastname@example.com Paper prepared for the Pugwash Conference in The Hague, April 2009. Revised January 2010.1 Introduction Entry-into-force of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is essential to the future of the global nonproliferation regime. A CTBT was promised as part of the deal for indefinite extension of the NPT in 1995, and that pledge was renewed at the 2000 NPT Review Conference. In his April 5, 2009 speech on disarmament, President Obama said his administration will "immediately and aggressively pursue U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty."2 This paper reviews key points on US CTBT ratification including: • The Obama administration's first priority is a follow-on to the START agreement. Negotiations with the Russians over the new treaty have taken longer than the Obama administration had originally hoped. The CTBT ratification will come after START and neither will come up for U.S. ratification until mid-2010; • Careful groundwork is needed to answer technical objections to the CTBT raised in the 1999 ratification debate by Treaty opponents, but that these obstacles are now surmountable; • The argument will be made by American nuclear weapons advocates that the trade-off for the CTBT should be revival of the Reliable Replacement Warhead or similar programme, but that this 'deal' is unnecessary and should not be accepted; • Congressional politics, and US electoral politics, mean that the optimum time for a vote ratification is likely to be before the 2010 mid-term elections, although between 2010 and 2012 Senate elections the situation will not change significantly, • Ratification by China, or at least a firm commitment to follow U.S. ratification, would significantly enhance the chances of US ratification; • The process should not be rushed to try to provide a boost to the 2010 NPT Review Conference as the risks of failure are too high. Rather, the process of ratification and a positive vote before 2012 should be used to give positive impetus to the Review Conferences of 2010 and 2015. An important part of the ratification process will be to answer technical questions raised by CTBT opponents in 1999. These include verifiability of the Treaty and the ability of the United States to maintain its arsenal without testing. An important political issue is whether the US will ratify, even if 1 The author would like to thank those who have read and commented on this paper or its content, particularly David Culp of the Friends Committee on National Legislation whose comments were most helpful. The paper and its conclusions are entirely the responsibility of the author. 2 President Obama, Speech in Prague, April 5 2009. Available at http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-By- President-Barack-Obama-In-Prague-As-Delivered/. 1 other Annex 2 states3 refuse to follow suit. These issues, and background politics in the Senate and in the Republican Party, will have to be overcome by the Obama administration if its drive for ratification is to be successful. The outcome of the debate will have a profound impact on the non-proliferation regime, and potentially on the 2010 and 2015 NPT Review Conferences. The sorry history of the CTBT in the US Senate means that it is vitally important that US ratification is done right, rather than hurried.4 Administration Priorities and a Likely Timeline The CTBT is clearly a priority for the Obama administration, but not its first arms control priority. The first order of business is to negotiate a START follow-on agreement. This is still the case, since the agreement to maintain verification mechanisms of START on a voluntary basis since START I expired in December. Negotiations for the START follow-on have been tough, and the necessary Senate hearings and floor action will also be challenging. A successful and strong ratification vote (perhaps with well over 70 Senators supporting START) will be a necessary precondition to an attempt to ratify the CTBT. The START vote is likely to come in the early Summer of 2010. This means that there is no realistic prospect of action on the CTBT before September 2010. The Obama administration informally told other nations, including China and Russia, that it wished to ratify the CTBT before the NPT Review Conference in May 2010, but given the delays in negotiating a new START agreement, that is now impossible. Vice-President Biden is taking a major role in working with the Senate to get the Treaty ratified. As a former Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this makes good sense, and is also a sign of the administration's commitment to the issue. His aide Jon Wolfsthal will run Treaty work day-to-day, and is already consulting Senate offices on ratification issues. Jofi Joseph joined the State Department to run their effort. Politically, the administration has signaled its serious intent by sending Secretary of State Hilary Clinton to participate in the CTBT Article XIV conference in New York in September 2009. She was accompanied by Under Secretary of State for Arms Control Ellen Tauscher, who held bilateral consultations with other Annex 2 countries. Secretary Clinton reiterated President Obama's intent to ratify the Treaty and added that the US would also seek "to secure ratification by others so that the treaty can enter into force."5 However, the President's legislative capital in 2009 was almost entirely devoted to healthcare reform, which has soured an already highly partisan atmosphere on Capitol Hill. At such a time, rushing CTBT 3 The CTBT will enter into force 180 days after the 44 states listed in Annex 2 of the Treaty have ratified it. These "Annex 2 states" are states that participated in the CTBT's negotiations between 1994 and 1996 and possessed nuclear power reactors or research reactors at that time. 4 In 1999 the CTBT was defeated as part of a partisan attack on President Clinton. Having negotiated and signed the CTBT, President Clinton turned his attention elsewhere, and did nothing about ratification until his hand was forced by Senate Democrats (led by Senator Dorgan (D-ND) intent on bringing the Treaty to the Senate floor in 1999. Unfortunately, this meant the necessary groundwork for success had not been laid. President Clinton didn't even appoint a CTBT co-ordinator (General Shalikashvili) until after the failed vote in 1999. Republican opponents of the Treaty had organized enough votes to defeat the Treaty even before Senator Dorgan (D-ND) launched his drive to bring the Treaty to the Senate floor. Hearings were cursory, and the floor debate truncated. Republican resentment over the tactics used to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention in 1997 were also a significant factor in Republican opposition to the CTBT. Under the Bush administration the CTBT fared even worse. Vice-President Cheney instigated a research effort by administration lawyers to examine the legal basis for withdrawing the US signature from the CTBT. This failed since, once sent to the Senate, an administration cannot withdraw a signature from a treaty unless the Senate votes to return a treaty to the administration. Unless that happens, a treaty remains before the Senate for ratification indefinitely. 5 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Speech to CTBTO Article XIV Conference, September 24 2009. Available at http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/09/129703.htm. 2 ratification would risk a catastrophic failure or entail a very high political cost for success. Delaying the ratification effort until the autumn of 2010, or even into 2011, will allow the administration to complete START negotiations and ratify the treaty, and also to finish the Congressionally-mandated Nuclear Posture Review, and therefore to thoroughly prepare the ground on all technical issues concerning the future of the US arsenal before engaging the Senate. Technical Issues There are two principle technical issues which even Republicans inclined to vote for the CTBT felt were inadequately answered in 1999. These concern the verifiability of the Treaty and ability of the United States to maintain its current stockpile safely without future testing. A recent high-profile Wall Street Journal article by Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, George Schulz and William Perry addressed some of these issues head-on. They wrote that US scientists have made "..important advances in the scientific understanding of nuclear explosions and obviated the need for underground nuclear explosive tests."6 This is likely to be influential in the Senate debate. The National Academies of Science have been mandated to prepare a report on technical issues relating to the CTBT, and work began in September 2009. Their work will be based on a 2002 report by NAS, and is likely to report in the first half of 2010 and to conclude that the technical problems raised in 1999 have been solved. - Stockpile Safety and Reliability Opponents of the Treaty argued strongly in 1999 that it is impossible to maintain the safety and reliability of the current arsenal without explosive testing. They further argued that it may well be necessary to develop new nuclear weapons in future, and this is impossible with nuclear testing. One factor that featured large in 1999 was that the national laboratories had relatively little experience of certifying the arsenal without testing. They now have over a decade of such experience, and no-one is arguing that the arsenal is unsafe or unreliable, or that it is likely to become so in the future. Moreover, the B61-11 (an earth-penetrating nuclear weapon adapted from the B61-7) was deployed in the 1990s without being tested, and no problems have been experienced. In addition, Sandia National Laboratory now has access to immensely greater computing power for modeling and simulation than was the case in 1999. This gives greater confidence in stockpile maintenance.7 However, as Senator McConnell made clear in an April 2009 Senate speech, this argument will be central to CTBT opponents' case: America needs assurances that our nuclear stockpile is both reliable and safe. As our nuclear stockpile ages, the assurance becomes increasingly important. There are only two ways to ensure the safety of our nuclear stockpile: through actual tests or by investing in a new generation of warheads. At the moment, the administration is not willing to do either. When it comes to deterrence, this represents a serious dilemma. As Defense Secretary Gates has said: There is absolutely no way that we can maintain a credible deterrent and reduce the number of warheads in our stockpile without resorting [either] to testing our stockpile or pursuing a modernization program.8 6 Schulz et al, "How to Protect Our Nuclear Deterrent", Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2010. Available at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704152804574628344282735008.html. 7 See The New Republic blog, The Vine at http://blogs.tnr.com/tnr/blogs/environmentandenergy/archive/2008/06/12/a-big- accomplishment.aspx. 8 Senator Mitch McConnell, Congressional Record, April 27 2009, pp S4726-S4727. Excerpts from the speech by Secretary of Defense gates quoted by Senator McConnell are available at http://www.acronym.org.uk/dd/dd89/89news05.htm#02. 3 It seems that the Defense Secretary and Senator McConnell take roughly the same position. Will Secretary Gates openly oppose the President when the ratification debate comes to the Senate? In 1999 the national laboratory directors were lukewarm in their support for the CTBT, sending a clear political signal to Republicans that the administration could not rely on the unequivocal support of the labs for Treaty ratification. At the time, there were significant voices inside the labs arguing for the development of a range of new nuclear warheads for the purposes of tailored deterrence. The CTBT would have made this impossible, so they hedged their support, perhaps convinced that a future Republican President would allow the resumption of nuclear testing. This opposition significantly undermined the case for the Treaty. It is likely that for those Republicans that can be persuaded on the merits of the argument to support the Treaty, the evidence of the past decade that the current arsenal can be maintained without testing will be sufficient. In short, the technical issues that impeded ratification in 1999 are unlikely to stand in the way at the next vote, except for political reasons. - Verifiability The debate in the Senate in 1999 centred on the ability of the International Monitoring System (IMS) to detect very low yield tests which could, despite their small size, provide militarily useful information. Senators proved very skeptical about the possibility of doing so reliably. Indeed, this is still the case. Senate minority leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said in the Senate on April 27, 2009 that "any arms control agreement sent to the Senate must be verifiable and clearly in the national interest."9 Scientifically, this is now a non-issue. When the DPRK conducted its nuclear test in October 2006 the yield was very low. The DPRK told China in advance that the test would be of a 4 kiloton (kt) device. The eventual yield is estimated to have been lower than 1kt, probably around the 500 to 800 ton TNT equivalent mark. Despite this, the independent geological monitors of many nations, as well as the incomplete IMS, comfortably detected a test so small that no-one was sure it had been a nuclear explosion until radioactive isotopes were later detected over the Sea of Japan. It is likely that the data from the DPRK test, with the extra assurance that will be provided by a fully functional IMS, will be enough to convince any open-minded senator that the CTBT is fully verifiable. Experts extrapolate from current data that with the IMS fully functioning, it will be possible to detect any test of military significance. Indeed some say that a test as small as 10 tons TNT equivalent would be detectable.10 Support for construction of all IMS facilities from non-nuclear weapon States due to host seismic or other verification stations would send a strong signal of international support for the Treaty to the US Senate and facilitate ratification. Ratification by Other Annex 2 States One political issue of great significance is the potential ratification by other Annex 2 countries, those that must ratify for the Treaty to enter into force. These countries are China, DPRK, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel and Pakistan. This issue can play both ways. If some of these countries, especially China, Iran and Israel, were to ratify before the United States (or even to signal that they will ratify immediately after theUS acts), it 9 Senator Mitch McConnell, ibid. 10 See the CTBTO web page on the IMS at http://www.ctbto.org/press-centre/highlights/2009/fact-sheet-tremendous-progress-in- the-build-up-of-the-ctbts-verification-regime/, and http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20090422_2550.php. 4 would give a strong impetus to US ratification. Ratification by China would counter fears of CTBT opponents that the US might be left behind in future efforts to miniaturise warheads, or to weaponise new warhead concepts. Chinese ratification would also undoubtedly have by far the most influence on the US Senate. It is thought in Washington DC that if China would ratify the CTBT, but withhold deposition of the ratification until the US ratifies, then that would give China maximum political leverage to ensure US ratification. Even a clear Chinese public statement that their ratification would follow US ratification swiftly would have an extremely positive effect. The same applies to other Annex 2 states. There are concerning signs that India might be recalcitrant on the CTBT. K Santhanam, the most senior scientist in the Indian nuclear weapons programme, has said that the 1998 thermo-nuclear tests fizzled and that India should stay outside the CTBT, maintaining its ability to conduct future tests. This appears to be part of an effort to head off Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is thought to be willing to sign and ratify the Treaty. Indeed, he has recently repeated the 1999 Indian position that Indian support for the Treaty would await US and Chinese ratification.11 However, India maintains a testing moratorium, and under the terms of their nuclear cooperation agreement with United States, is bound to do so or lose all benefits of that very important deal. Privately even Indian CTBT opponents recognize that ratification by the United States would result in pressure for India to reciprocate that could not likely be resisted. Pakistan also maintains a moratorium, and this and the Indian moratorium are underpinned by an MOU attached to the 1999 Lahore Declaration. The opinion has been expressed that this is as good as a mini-CTBT as it has treaty status, but in any case it has significant political value.12 Ratification by Iran and Israel is also important for different reasons. Ratification by Iran would go a long way to convince US opinion of the peaceful intentions behind the Iranian nuclear programme. Israeli ratification is thought to be important for Middle East stability, for a Middle East WMD Free Zone, and because it would help persuade Egypt to ratify. Indeed, Egypt told the Article XIV Conference on CTBT Entry-Into-Force in September 2009 that they see the NPT and the CTBT as being inextricably linked, and that it will be of ".. paramount importance to move our agenda together, to implement the 1995 Resolution on the Middle East, which will open the doors for a new horizon on the CTBT."13 The ratification of the other Annex 2 countries also matters (and Indonesia has said it will ratify as soon as the US does and is in discussions with the CTBTO about an earlier ratification), but China, Iran and Israel are thought to be the most significant three in political terms for the US ratification process. Conversely, if there is no sign that any other Annex 2 countries will ratify in the near future then Treaty opponents will be able to argue that there is little point in the US ratifying and thereby restricting its own future options. They will also argue, as with China, that ratifying in a vacuum will leave the US exposed to future threats. New Nuclear Weapons Finally, there is one issue that goes to the heart of the purpose of the CTBT. Will the US develop new nuclear warheads in the absence of testing? The administration has recognised the dangers of proceeding with the development of a new nuclear weapon, and terminated the RRW. One main reason 11 Siddharth Varadarajan and K.V. Prasad, "Manmohan signals return to Vajpayee line on CTBT", The Hindu, Wednesday, Dec 30, 2009. Available at http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/30/stories/2009123057570100.htm. 12 Prof. Paolo Cotta-Ramusino, Sandra Ionno Butcher, Report of Pugwash Consultations on CTBT Entry Into Force, January 2010. 13 Statement of Egypt at the Conference on Facilitating Entry-into-Force of the CTBT, UN, New York, 25 September 2009. Available at www.ctbto.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Art.../250909_Egypt.pdf. 5 for this was that it "... is not consistent with Presidential commitments to move towards a nuclear-free world."14 Certainly India, which ties the purpose of the CTBT firmly to nuclear disarmament, would see that as negating its worth. John Holdren, the President's Science Advisor, told AAAS Science Insider that: "My personal view is that designing a nuclear warhead and deploying it would throw out a good part of the baby with the bathwater. It negates a substantial advantage to ratifying the test ban Treaty because it would send a message to the world that the United States still thinks that it can and should design and deploy new warheads when circumstances require it. If that's the case, what have you accomplished with CTBT?"15 However, if the administration attempts to rush CTBT ratification, they may be forced to try to buy some Senate votes with a revived Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) programme. This argument is ultimately political, as those that support the development of new nuclear weapons generally oppose CTBT ratification. They also sometimes argue that continued warhead development and nuclear testing are needed to maintain the skills base within the national laboratories, and to continue to attract the best brains to work there. All these arguments are specious (there is no evidence that the quality of science has dropped at the national laboratories, and indeed Dick Garwin and others say it is better than it once was), and there is no evidence at the moment that such a move would attract the extra votes needed for ratification. No Republican senator has said they would actually support the CTBT if the RRW programme returns. There is, on the other hand, good evidence that it would alienate India sufficiently to make entry-into-force unlikely in the foreseeable future. A concession along these lines would make little sense in terms of a Senate vote – as well as damaging the NPT review process. The Current Political Situation in the Senate As with all votes of this kind, domestic politics will play a large role in CTBT ratification. The Democrats hold 59 seats (including independents who caucus with them). The Republicans hold 41 seats since Scott brown's dramatic capture of the Massachusetts seat vacated by Ted Kennedy's death. This is a major difference from 1999, when Republicans held a narrow majority. After mid-term elections, the political balance is likely to remain roughly the same since 18 Republicans are up for re-election and only 17 Democrats. Moreover the Democrats represent broadly 'blue' states, while several Republicans are defending more marginal seats. Also, several Republican Senators are retiring, there are five currently Republican seats that will be 'open' in 2010. However, this will only marginally change Senate dynamics on the CTBT as these gains are likely to be at the expense of more moderate Republicans. The political atmosphere is not conducive to bipartisan cooperation. In 1999 the Republican caucus contained a significant moderate minority, which has been winnowed almost to nothing as the party has been forced back into its heartlands. The remaining Republicans are mostly ideologically sympathetic to the John Bolton 'arms control is dead' school of thinking. Another major shift in the political backdrop is the partisan atmosphere on Capitol Hill. Since President Obama took office, Republicans have opposed Democrats solidly on all major votes, seemingly as an attempt to build morale in a badly depleted caucus. This is likely to hold good for the CTBT unless serious efforts are made to reach across the aisle. So the best window of opportunity for ratifying the CTBT is between 14 Terminations, Reductions and Savings, p55. Budget documentation released to Congress in May 2009. 15 ScienceInsider blog accessed at http://blogs.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2009/04/in-full-intervi.html on April 14, 2009. 6 now and the end of 2012. After that the Republicans will start to regain seats, and the balance will shift against the Treaty. US NGOs began working with the Obama administration to lay the groundwork for CTBT ratification even before Obama's inauguration. The feeling is that this will be a much more difficult process than people had first imagined. While it can be more or less assumed that all Democrat senators will vote for the Treaty, it is very difficult to see where the seven necessary Republican votes will come from. Senator Kerry (D-MA) as chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has indicated that he is willing to hold a long series of detailed hearings on the Treaty. These would answer all the technical questions raised during the 1999 Senate debate. However, he doesn't want to hold the hearings unless he has the support of the ranking Republican on the committee, Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN). It is not clear that support is yet there, Lugar himself recently said that the administrations needs to build its case and should not move forward on CTBT ratification until later in 2010. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has staked out a Republican position in opposition to ratification. Most of the Republicans who have joined the Senate since 1999 are on the right-wing of the party, and are likely to vote reflexively against ratification. Conservative Republicans are being organized by Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ), an outspoken opponent of arms control under any circumstances. He has recently said that all the 1999 objections to the Treaty still pertain, and that he will fight hard to prevent ratification. However, there are several Republican senators who were members in 1999, and are thought to be sympathetic to ratification in some ways. They all signed a letter asking for a delay in the ratification vote in 1999, after it had become clear that the Treaty would fail, thereby hoping to avoid Senate action to actually defeat the CTBT. They are: Bennett (UT) (sensitive to testing issues because of high incidences of cancer and other conditions for Utah citizens from atmospheric testing); Brownback (KS); Collins (ME) (has voted against new nuclear weapons during the Bush administration, and her state leans Democrat.); Grassley (IA); Gregg (NH) retiring and immune to pressure; Hatch (UT) (sensitive to testing issues for the same reason as Bennett); Lugar (IN) (has built his international reputation on non-proliferation issues, and is unlikely to stand in the way of a well presented case for ratification); McCain (AZ); Sessions (AL) (although his position has hardened and he is thought to oppose the Treaty); Snowe (Her state leans Democrat)(ME); Voinovich (OH) – (retiring, therefore immune to pressure). Of these, Collins, Snowe, and Voinovich are the most likely to support the Treaty. Senator McCain has said he no longer opposes the Treaty, but has not offered support. There is a concern that independent Senator Joe Lieberman might demand a high price for his vote, as although he caucuses with the Democrats he has become increasingly aligned with Republican hawks on national security issues. The final few necessary votes after that will be hard to get. The President will need to invest significant time and effort in persuading hold-out Republicans to vote for ratification. That said, it is widely thought that if McCain and Lugar support the Treaty it will pass, if not, it will fail. At the present time, their support cannot be guaranteed. The CTBT in the NPT Review Process There has long been a strong relationship between a healthy NPT regime and the CTBT. The extension of the NPT in 1995 was, in part, conditioned on the Nuclear Weapons States agreeing to conclude a CTBT, which happened in 1996. Entry into force of the CTBT continues to be a main disarmament and non-proliferation priority for many NPT States. At the 2009 NPT PrepCom working papers were introduced by the New Agenda Coalition (NAC), Japan, the 'Vienna Group' of ten nations, and the EU calling for CTBT entry-into-force. Many nations also emphasize the need for testing moratoria currently in force to be maintained until EIF is achieved. The NAC recognized the recent reaffirmation 7 of these goals by the United States and China. While the CTBT is important in the NPT review process, its ratification by the US or EIF are far from the only factors in a successful conclusion to the Review process in 2010. A strong statement of intent from the US to ratify quickly is likely to be enough in 2010 as most NPT members are well aware of the political difficulties that President Obama will face in persuading the Senate to support the Treaty. Conclusion It is imperative that US CTBT ratification vote is well prepared. On the last vote, the Treaty failed to achieve a majority in the Senate, let alone the 67 votes necessary for ratification. This cannot be allowed to happen again. If the CTBT falls on the next vote in the US Senate, it will be dead. In order to avoid this, its supporters will need to build an unassailable technical and political case in support of ratification. The CTBT will not be ratified by the time of the 2010 NPT Review Conference. There is a good possibility that significant preparations will be underway, and even that some hearings may have begun (or be about to begin) in the US Senate. It makes little sense to pressure the Obama administration to move any quicker, since laying the necessary groundwork will take considerable time, and the consequences of failure would be so grave. In 2010 NPT States Parties should welcome the US priority on maintenance of the START provisions, and negotiations on follow-on deep cuts. They should also welcome the commitment of the Obama administration to CTBT ratification. These moves should help improve the atmosphere for 2010. And a successful 2010 Review Conference will help improve support for arms control, non-proliferation and disarmament in the US – making CTBT ratification more likely. The Obama administration should not move too far too fast, but should rather work assiduously to ensure that ratification of the CTBT can be successfully achieved in the US Senate before 2012 elections. The prospects for that, if the technical and political groundwork is well done, are good. That process, and then ratification, can impact positively on both the 2010 and 2015 NPT Review Conferences. 8


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The New York Rangers, who have been carrying 14 forwards since the All-Star break, cleared some room Friday by dealing Erik Christensen and a conditional seventh-round pick in 2013 to the Minnesota Wild for forward Casey Wellman.
The 24-year-old Wellman, who has 2 goals and 5 assists in 14 games this season, was assigned to the AHL's Connecticut Whale.
Before shedding Christensen's $925,000 salary, the Rangers could add about $5.5 million in cap hits at the Feb. 27 trade deadline, according to capgeek.com. That number is sure to go up slightly with this transaction.
Christensen had fallen out of favor with the Rangers after winning a roster spot out of training camp over fellow forward Sean Avery. The 28-year-old never seized the opportunity, netting just 1 goal and 4 assists in 20 games. He hasn't played since Dec. 17.
Christensen accepting a two-week conditioning stint with the Whale in mid-January. He had 2 goals and an assist in five games with the Whale, but had been a healthy scratch since he was recalled Jan. 24.
The Wild are Christensen's fifth team in seven seasons.
Christensen's strength has always been in shootouts. In his career, he is 24-for-46 in the post-overtime tiebreaker. The Wild, who rank 28th in the NHL in offense at 2.26 goals per game, are 5-5 in the shootout this season. Christensen has 62 goals and 94 assists in 358 career games, but confidence has always been an issue for the Edmonton native.
Christensen was claimed off waivers from the Anaheim Ducks in 2009, but he never found consistency with the Rangers. In 132 games as a Ranger, he had 20 goals and 38 assists.
"I probably frustrate him more than anyone else on this team," Christensen told NHL.com during last year's playoffs about his dealings with Tortorella. "He's definitely given me an opportunity. I come up here and didn't know what to expect. He's definitely got a people kind of side to him. He's not the guy everyone sees on the bench. He'll talk to you. You'll see him laughing and joking with the guys. It's been a lot of fun playing for him."
The 6-foot, 173-pound Wellman has 4 goals and 9 assists in 41 career games over parts of three seasons.
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Brew delicious organic kombucha at home! Save money! Commercial kombucha sells for $3+ per bottle. Using our kombucha starter culture, brew your own kombucha for $2 per gallon or less. A kombucha starter culture consists of yeast and bacteria existing in a symbiotic relationship. When combined with sweetened tea and fermented for 7 to 30 days, the resulting kombucha beverage has a slightly carbonated zing and is packed full of B vitamins.
- Contains 1 dehydrated kombucha starter culture and 10 pH strips.
- Gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan.
- Reusable culture; transfer the culture from batch to batch
- With proper care, the culture can be used indefinitely to create delicious fermented tea
- Easy to make; can be flavored in a variety of ways.
Kombucha Tea Instructions and Troubleshooting:
- Instructions for using this culture are included and may be found here.
- Having trouble making kombucha? Browse our Kombucha Troubleshooting Articles or contact us for assistance.
Ingredients: Organic sugar, Organic black tea, Live active cultures
This product contains no GMO ingredients.
Shipping Information and Shelf-life: Our Kombucha Tea Starter Culture is shipped in a dehydrated state and must be rehydrated. The starter keeps
- At room temperature (68° to 78°F): 3 to 4 weeks
- In the refrigerator (40° to 45°F): 9 months
- In the freezer (0° to 25°F): not recommended
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Questions on Kombucha Starter Culture
- From Val at 8/31/2011 10:40 AM
- I have followed the instructions for hydrating my mushroom. And it has been almost five weeks and nothing has happened, except that it swelled a little and only half of it. what should I do now?
- There is often no visible sign of culturing with the first, or even the first few, batches. Aroma and flavor are the best indicators of fermentation. The kombucha should smell and taste rich and vinegary.
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- From Rach at 8/2/2011 2:08 PM
- What exactly does this kit include? Is it just the cultures?
- The product on this page is just the kombucha culture. For a complete starter kit, click here:
http://www.culturesforhealth.com/kombucha-tea-starter-kit.html - Do you find this question helpful? Yes No
- From Adrienne at 6/8/2011 6:29 PM
- hi - is there any way to use decaffeinated tea to make the kombucha? thank you.
- Yes, you can use decaffeinated tea to make kombucha - but make sure it is naturally decaffeinated, not chemically processed, as the processed teas may contain chemicals that can harm the kombucha culture.
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- From Verna at 4/15/2011 1:59 PM
- I am wondering if it will be safe to make kombucha in my house if it has kind of a musky smell? Will it create mold in my kombucha? We are wanting to take care of the musky smell but at this point we don't have the finances.
- If your house has a musky smell, it may not be good for culturing, due to excess mold in the air. However, if you keep the area around the Kombucha very clean and follow the directions, you will most likely have no problems.
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- From Tom at 2/25/2011 8:42 PM
- I was wondering if the fermenting process reduces or eliminates the caffeine that is naturally in black and green tea?
Thank you,
Tom N. - The amount of caffeine in kombucha is up for debate. Some sources claim that the caffeine is reduced by as much as 60% from what is in the tea originally; other sources say that there is no change in the tea. In any case, tea is usually on the low range for caffeine-containing beverages, although the caffeine content will vary with the type of tea used.
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- I was wondering if the fermenting process reduces or eliminates the caffeine that is naturally in black and green tea?
- From Ashley at 1/2/2011 2:00 PM
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- Culture needs to age for 30 days before you can brew kombucha Review by T
Quality Price Value I was really disappointed that this culture needs to age for 30 days before I can start brewing kombucha. Other scobys I've purchased came fully hydrated and ready to use.
CFH Note: All of our cultures are dehydrated which allows us to safely ship cultures during extreme (hot or cold) weather.(Posted on 2/12/2015)
- Easy way to begin brewing your own kombucha Review by Heather
Quality Price Value I love the taste and health benefits of kombucha and have been buying a 16-ounce bottle at the local grocery store every week. Well, the bottle of kombucha costs nearly $4 and it's hard to make it last! I could easily drink 16 ounces a day! So we decided to try making our own kombucha to save money and to have all the kombucha we wanted. Cultures for Health provides a dehydrated scoby culture that re-hydrates in about a month. The instructions and videos on their website were extremely helpful as we started. Our very first batch, which was brewed to rehydrate the scoby, produced a baby from the mother culture. Awesome! This is a great quality product that is affordable and easy to use. Delicious kombucha made at home. Thanks, Cultures for Health!
(Posted on 2/1/2015)
- No baby scoby after 4th culture Review by Calvin
Value Quality Price I have ordered many starters from CFH and have been very pleased. However, this dehydrated kombucha starter is a dud. I have passaged the scoby 3x since rehydration and still don't have a new scoby. I'm now 3+ months into the process and am just going to start a culture from a store-bought raw kombucha.
Response from CFH: Please contact customer support for troubleshooting advice before discarding product. Most cultures can be saved with minor adjustments.(Posted on 11/28/2014)
- prolific culture Review by miriam
Value Quality Price I bought this 2 years ago and since then it has propagated and fathered many more cultures. It has produced hundreds of gallons of Komboucha for my family and friends
(Posted on 10/30/2014)
- > 3 weeks and nothing happening... Review by EmilyRHN
Value Quality Price I followed the instructions and put my starter culture in cooled sweet tea. Storing it in a warm closet for 3 weeks did nothing. It's on top of my fridge now, with the SCOBY floating near the bottom but no sign of a "daughter" culture. Hope it wasn't damaged by being heat while on my doorstep in NC for a few hours! I continue to wait....
Response from CFH: Please contact customer support for troubleshooting advice before discarding product. Many cultures can be saved with minor adjustments.(Posted on 9/23/2014)
- Great product and fantastic customer support Review by Barb
Value Quality Price In the spring I activated my first SCOBY and all was well for awhile. But somewhere along the line I goofed up and ran into problems. Every step of the way the online support has been above and beyond helpful. Having them available into the evening and on Saturdays is great! With a second try I'm pleased to report my SCOBY is lumpy, bumpy and getting thicker. In a few days I'll be ready to harvest a batch, then it's on to a continuous brew! I appreciate all the info on the website and have four different cultures and ferments going now in my happy little kitchen.
(Posted on 7/19/2014)
- four. Review by Ray
Value Quality Price Got tired of waiting for a mother, so I added half a bottle of store bought Kombucha. Drank the rest. Have a mother now 1/8" thick. The freeze dry grew right into it. Waiting for a 3/8" thick mother.
Response from CFH: It is normal that no baby scoby form for the first few batches, though to speed up the process, it is fine to add raw store-bought kombucha to a batch.(Posted on 7/13/2014)
- Still a work in progress Review by Richard
Quality Price Value BUT so far I am very much impressed.
1. Although for some still unknown reason I was unable to order online, the customer service folks at CFH were very helpful and entered my order for me. It arrived in the amount of time they promised.
2. At the same time I am re-hydrating my scoby from CFH, I'm also attempting to grow a new one from a bottle of raw kambucha that I purchased. Why? Just for comparison's sake. I love a science project.
3. For the first five days the scoby sat on top of the tea mixture and seemed to me to grow a bit thicker. Somewhere around day five or six, the scoby fell at one end so it is now only on the surface at one end and is somewhat "sideways" in the tea.
4. At day 8 because I could not wait any longer (impatience) I used a test strip to find out the pH of my tea. It was a good 3.5 (acidic). I'm encouraged and impressed.
5. Particulars: I used a quart mason jar and simply followed the instructions that came with the scoby. The instructions say to use a kitchen towel, a coffee filter, or cheesecloth. I used a paper towel because it was thin enough that I could place the band of the mason jar back on over the paper towel to hold it in place. I put the scoby in the tea and it floated at first (see above) then went catty whompus.
6. I have purchased a one gallon "sun tea" jar so once the scoby is rehydrated I can make a gallon at a time. I also plan to experiment with "flavors" once I have the kambucha in bottles. So far, I'm thinking spices more than fruit flavors (ginger and cardamom head the list).(Posted on 7/13/2014)
- Waiting for my Culture to complete Review by Puter
Price Value Quality This is my 3rd attempt at making Kombucha....it's on my fridge, where the temp is approx 78 degrees F. I'm hoping that this time, I'm successful. Past 2 attempts may have been due to user error, I don't know, but this time, I was glad to see the sticks to read the Ph of the mix. Will let you know how I make out!
This is an absolutely wonderful company to deal with: professional, always there to help!!(Posted on 7/7/2014)
- Fun!!! Review by kim
Value Quality Price I enjoy brewing my Kombucha, I was a little nervous at first it was like bringing home a baby (lol) but once I got the hang of it let's just say I'm loving the experience. During this process I would chat to an available Customer Rep and the assistance I was given was stellar. Thanks for your products and providing great customer service. Looking forward to the trying sourdough kit next. :)
(Posted on 7/1/2014)
- Dehydrated Cultures won't work long term Review by Kim
Quality Price Value First off, cultures for health is great! Happily kefiring water for nearly a year now, and culturing my own villi yogurt for near as long as well. But I had to give up on the kombucha culture after it grew mold after just a few brews following a successful rehydration. So if you go this route be aware that it requires a LOT of patience and it may grow mold after a few batches. Thanks!
Response from CFH: Please contact Customer Support before discarding any cultures. Some cultures are salvageable with minor adjustments.
(Posted on 6/11/2014)
- Stand up company Review by Doug
Quality Price Value I purchased a SCOBY a while a go, followed all of the directions and it was a dud. A few days after posting a review I was contacted by the company and they asked a few questions about the process I used to rehydrate the SCOBY. I few weeks later a gave up completely and requested a refund. I expected to get excuses about how they couldn't give me one, but to my surprise that was not the case. They are processing my refund as a I type this follow up review, and due to their honesty I will buy from them again.
(Posted on 6/9/2014)
- Great deal Review by hijodelaluna
Quality Price Value The package arrrived fine, the dcoby was perfect and even tough it is taking some time to rehydrate I hope for the best
(Posted on 6/8/2014)
- Great product! Takes some patience... Review by Cait
Price Value Quality The product is great! Even though it looks like nothing is happening, sure enough after a month I have an active kombucha 'mother'. The taste of the first batch is amazing, much better than the plain unflavored kombucha available in stores. This is the easiest thing I've ever cultured/brewed and saves so much money.
(Posted on 6/3/2014)
- Wonderful! Review by SteveF
Price Value Quality I didn't even know what kombucha was before ordering this product. What a difference a month makes! I love kombucha and this culture is fantastic!
As a lifelong brewer and baker and, more recently cheese maker, I love to make good, healthful food for my family. Kombucha is now a part of that. My only regret is that I didn't learn about it sooner.(Posted on 5/22/2014)
- Awesome. Have patience and you will be rewarded Review by irishcrab
Value Quality Price I purchased my dehydrated scoby and was very impatient for the 30 day rehydration process. I must've called customer service at least five times just to get reassurance that i just need to give it time. after the 30 days, the tea just tasted very sour like vinegar. i didn't lose hope but was disappointed. i transferred my scoby (it didn't look any different from when i received it)to a gallon jar and followed the instructions for a gallon of kombucha. after a week, i noticed some gelatin like blobs on the top. i knew it wasn't mold from googling images of kombucha with mold. it's been almost two weeks and the baby scoby is looking really good! i'm so glad i didn't give up! i also tried making my own scoby (there are instructions on the cultures for health website) and it also worked! so now i have my rehydrated scoby and its baby, and another scoby i grew! i can't thank cultures for health customer service enough for their encouragement and knowledge! it does take longer, but your patience will be rewarded!
(Posted on 5/15/2014)
- No Second scobe yet...... Review by AR
Quality Price Value I am on my second batch and still no second scobe forming. The first batch (rehydrating) took 30 days and the second looks like it will take just as long. Worried about the length of time the second batch is taking and why the second scobe is not developing.
Response from CFH: Please contact customer support for troubleshooting advice before discarding product. Many cultures can be saved with minor adjustments.(Posted on 5/7/2014)
- A Few Tips... Review by Matt
Quality Price Value I was so excited when I got my starter, and even more excited when it had finished the long 30 day hydrating process. I made my first gallon batch, which was great. However, I was absolutely heartbroken to see a cluster of blue fuzzy mold growing on top of my second batch!
I called customer service, and they were incredibly helpful with how things might have gone wrong. It really goes to show what a great company they are and how much they care about their customers.
I'm on my second starter now, and it's going absolutely great. I was told that mold is incredibly rare, but here are a few of the things I learned that can prevent it from happening to you:
1) Get the pH strips to confirm proper acidity. Mold will grow when the batch is not acidic enough. To make absolutely certain that your batch is acidic enough and prevent going through the ordeal of waiting another month and a half for another starter to be ready, double check the pH of a new batch. I thought that I would be fine without the pH strips, but they really are helpful to confirm that things are working as they ought to be. If your batch isn't acidic enough, add more starter liquid or vinegar.
2) If you have a culture that's on the weaker side, make sure to take the pH and mix the brew before pouring the starter liquid into the next batch. I noticed that the bottom of my gallon batch was cloudy, but the top wasn't. Nevertheless, I took my starter liquid off the top and poured it into the next batch. I think part of the reason why the mold grew was because the starter liquid on top wasn't acidic enough. I should've taken the SCOBY out, mixed the brew to get even distribution, taken the pH, and then poured the starter liquid. It's also possible that even if I mixed, the pH just wasn't acidic enough.
3) Make sure you have the newest set of instructions. I noticed the instructions I got with my first culture were different from the ones I got with my second. They must have been revised recently. They are pretty much the same, except that the newer set includes directions for the first batch, and the old set did not. The first batch should NOT be a full gallon, and it should use vinegar instead of starter liquid, to ensure the SCOBY is off to a strong start. I followed the old set of instructions to the letter, and I still got mold. I think the recommendations for the first batch in the new set of instructions is vital to a successful start. Doing a batch without vinegar, and a gallon batch at that, right from the start, must have been too much for a fledgling culture. Following the new instructions for my second culture, I am noticing that the culture is much thicker and already forming a baby on the second brew.
I hope this review is helpful for those who are just starting out, and that it can save you the pain of having to go through a second 30 day hydration process due to mold. The new culture I have is fantastic and incredibly healthy, and the folks at Cultures for Health's customer service do an excellent job. I highly recommend this product.(Posted on 5/4/2014)
- great Review by kd59
Price Value Quality started my 2nd batch... love it!
(Posted on 4/14/2014)
- Kombucha Review by anico
Price Value Quality I was a little nervous about my kombucha, but I finally had my first taste of it today, and it is great!! Better yet, is that I am the only one in my family that likes it, so it is ALL MINE!!!! HA! With 6 kids and a husband that want to "share" everything, this is a happy day for me! Anyway...the kombucha stater is a super deal, and it works wonderfully. It was hard to wait the initial 30 days to rehydrate, but it is well worth the effort!! I am going to try adding flavors and a second fermentation next time around. Cultures for health is a site full of info, which I truly appreciate!
(Posted on 4/1/2014)
Starter cultures, rennet for cheese making and cultured vegetables, juices and condiments are sensitive to excessive heat. Once your order has shipped, an e-mail with tracking information will be sent to you. We encourage you to use the tracking information to anticipate the arrival of your items so they can be removed from the mail box and stored in the refrigerator promptly.


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Posted by: Jake Beren | December 17, 2011
Categories: *Expedition Dispatches *Aconcagua
Elevation: 13,800'
Greetings from Plaza Argentina, our basecamp and new home for the next few days. Today we awoke at dawn, had a quick breakfast and crossed the ice cold Vacas River before heading up the Relinchos River Valley to Basecamp. Some of us waded the chilly waters and the more sensible among us opted for a short mule ride. Good walking weather again made our beautiful approach quite pleasant; not too hot or too cold, but just right. Here at Basecamp we are enjoying a nice siesta before dinner and tomorrow we plan to rest and adjust to this new altitude of just under 14000 feet.
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This is so great to be able to track your progess!! Pictures are beautiful!! Hope you are having a great adventure!!! Enjoy it all!!!
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Katie and Adam, were still watching your progress. How very exciting. Hope it is more than you imagined! Enjoy, Dick and Brandie.
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Adam, just want to tell you all good luck, we're all counting on you.
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- Celtic Colours International Festival - Dozens of concerts, an extensive line-up of community events, and a nightly Festival Club will leave you feeling like a Caper in no time.
- Great Hall of the Clans at the Gaelic College, St. Ann's Take a hands-on approach to discovering our Celtic heritage by joining in a kilt making, milling frolic, or step dance.
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- Delve into the arts at Inverness County Centre for the Arts. This fine arts centre showcases the works of local and international artists in its gallery, music studio, and shop.
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- Centre de la MiCareme – Celebrated by local Acadian communities for centuries, try your hand a mask-making or rug-hooking.
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- FireHouse Ironworks, apprentice with a local blacksmith and experience first-hand the art behind this traditional trade. Classes range from two to four hours.
- Eileanan Breagha Vineyards is the first and only estate winery on Cape Breton Island. The vineyard is perched upon Marble Mountain overlooking the Bras d'Or Lakes, stop in to sample and purchase some wine.
- St. Ann's Bay Artisan Loop which features a diverse collection of studios and shops, including Iron Art and Photography, Wildfire Pottery, Glass Artisans, Leather Works, and Piper Pewter.
- Glenora Distillery - Stop in to try North America's first distiller of single malt whisky. The distillery also has an inn, pub, dining room and gift shop surrounded by a courtyard with a running brook in the heart of Cape Breton.
- Ceilidhs in Baddeck, join local musicians as they share the stage in these intimate two hour sessions of traditional Cape Breton fiddle music accompanied by piano, dance, and folklore.
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- Experience the life of a French settler at the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site. North America's largest historical reconstruction.
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- Cape Breton Fossil Centre - Sydney Mines is one of eight important fossil sites in Nova Scotia and home to a fossil forest. Guided tours of the Cape Breton Fossil Centre are offered daily; guided tours of the nearby fossil cliffs, where visitors can walk the beach and find fossils to be identified by the on-site geologist, are available twice per week.


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Canonical is the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu Linux. Sponsorship includes development, ongoing support and a pledge to keep Ubuntu Linux free to use for any purpose. Canonical is a commercial, for-profit company that provides engineering and development services, 24x7 support for Ubuntu Linux, training, hardware certification and application packaging.
Canonical's Standard support offering is 9x5 ��� covering your local business hours only ��� a deviation from the "norm" of 12x5 support from the other two companies. Its Priority support is far more expensive than the competition, which is sure to be a deterrent to many would-be Ubuntu users.
Novell owns, develops and supports SUSE Linux, which took the place of its own NetWare operating system. Novell offers SUSE Linux in two basic flavors: SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). Novell has a long history of first-rate support and some of the best technical folks in the business.
Novell opts for a somewhat conservative stance concerning its flagship operating system in favor of stability over leading-edge features. Competitive support pricing for both Standard and Priority options and Novell's rock-solid stability make it a palatable business choice.
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Red Hat Linux is the world's most popular commercial Linux distribution. Known to be a true open source success story, Red Hat, the company, is the standard by which all other Linux companies are measured. Excellent support, training and the industry's most sought-after technical certification (the RHCE), make Red Hat a competitor that's hard to beat.
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Novell | $120 | $220 | $799 | $1,499 |
Red Hat | $80* | $299** | $799 | $1,299 |
**Red Hat's Standard Corporate Workstation Support Option.
Based on support option pricing and coverage, Red Hat is the clear winner of the server support shootout. For corporate desktop coverage, Novell takes the prize. The overall winner of the comparison goes to Red Hat for its inexpensive ($80 per computer per year) desktop support and 24x7 ($1,299 per server per year) server support. This combination makes the most economical sense for enterprises that want to maximize support bang for the least amount of bucks.
Ken Hess is a freelance writer who writes on a variety of open source topics including Linux, databases, and virtualization. You may reach him through his web site at http://www.kenhess.com.
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