India to launch indigenous nuclear sub July 26

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The Indian double standard?
July 21, 2009

Indian media are reporting that trials of its first indigenously-manufactured nuclear-powered submarine will begin on July 26, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on hand for the launch. The event is nothing to cheer. It underscores India’s continued production of fissile material for military purposes outside the IAEA safeguards system (which by definition is only for the peaceful uses of nuclear energy). It also puts a fine point on policy differences between Iran and India--the U.S.-India nuclear deal is widely acknowledged to be a setback for nonproliferation and will do little to lower India’s carbon emissions. Worse, it was reported Monday that India rebuffed Secretary Clinton on the subject of India accepting limits on carbon emissions arguing that India must not be held to the same standards as developed countries. The two countries also signed Monday an “end-use monitoring” agreement that paves the way for India to conclude deals with U.S. defense companies while ensuring that the technology is not retransferred or used in an unauthorized manner. ISIS has raised questions previously about India’s commitment to maintaining strict controls on proliferation sensitive technology. These developments make it more difficult to persuade others, Iran in particular, that India is not receiving special treatment.

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1. India is not Iran

India is a country of 1.1 billion people, a secular democracy and the only country which can act as a counterweight to a rogue China.

It is high time India is shown respect instead of talked-down to by foofoo organizations like ISIS.

Three successive US administrations have fortunately seen the importance of India and are acting accordingly.

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3. In response, China and Pakistan will increase their nuclear weapons

:nuke::nuke::nuke::nuke:

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4. Pakistan is a tinpot bankrupt country with no supply of fissile

material. Pakistan's nuclear program only serves as a blackmail tool to get more aid.

"Give us the money or our weapons will fall into the wrong hands" kind of a shakedown.

Pakistan is 1/6 India in area, 1/5 in population and 1/84 in economy. It is stupid to equate India and Pakistan.

China is more focused on catching up with the US. What India does has no bearing on what China does.

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2. Strange use of words

Maybe we should change MADE IN USA stickers to

:patriot: INDIGENOUSLY MANUFACTURED :patriot:




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