LONDON. Sept 8: Pacific nations have put Britain on notice that Prime Minister John Major risks isolation at this November's Commonwealth summit over his refusal to condemn French nuclear testing in their walers, reports Reuter.

From Nauru to New Zealand. Pacific members of the Commonwealth have united against France's decision to resume nuclear testing. fearing harsh environmental fallout.

The first underground explosion took place on Muru-roa Atoll in French Polynesia on Tuesday and further tests could run until next May, keeping the controversy alive for months.

But Britain — one of the few world powers not to Join the anti-Paris platform — has been steadfast in its silence, saying only that the tests are a French affair.