Thursday, July 27, 2006

Nuclear Bombs for India?

Foreign Policy has a divergent view of the recent deal between India and the U.S. relative to nuclear materials. Here are some of the concerns expressed:

  • India decides which reactors are for civilian, which for military purposes. India will now be able to increase its bomb production capacity from 7 to maybe 50 each year.
  • India has reneged on previous nuclear contracts with the U.S. and Canada. It has transferred nuclear materials to Iran. It has a deal with Iran for natural gas.
  • Part of the raison d'etre of the deal is to bolster India's serving as a counterweight to China. China will soon be India's #1 trading partner, displacing the U.S.
  • We're basing our relationship on nuclear materials, rather than education, science, etc. as well as supporting a country that has not signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

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