Non-proliferation largely covers actions by nuclear powers in an attempt to not create more nuclear powers and to keep in check the growth of stockpiles within nuclear powers. Both of those things seem like admirable goals to me and something we should encourage in India.
As to why we should be concerned about the deal, it's because India and Pakistan have gone to war with each other quite frequently since they became independent countries. I suppose it could be argued that it might benefit us to have India wipe out Pakistan in a nuclear war, but that's not something I personally want to encourage. Pakistan is unstable enough as it is right now, I don't think we want to encourage a mentality that they had best strike now before India gets more powerful through US backing. Judah On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:48 AM, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the point of having them sign now? They already have nukes. > > India, more importantly, is the largest democracy in the world, and a > significant strategic U.S. trading partner. We ought to be best friends > with > India, and this move is a good first step in that direction. > > On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Vivec wrote: > > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7645522.stm > > > > Some Are More Equal Than Others. > > > > "The US Senate has approved a nuclear deal with India, ending a > > three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with Delhi. > > > > Critics say it creates a dangerous precedent. > > They say it effectively allows India to expand its nuclear power > > industry without requiring it to sign the Non-Proliferation Treaty > > (NPT) as other nations must. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:271969 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
