Terms seen met as U.S.-India nuclear text unveiled (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Terms seen met as U.S.-India nuclear text unveiled
Fri Aug 3, 2007 6:38AM EDT

By Y.P. Rajesh

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United States unveiled
the much-awaited text outlining their landmark civilian nuclear
cooperation deal on Friday, and analysts said it appeared to
have met New Delhi's key demands.

The deal aims to give India access to U.S. nuclear fuel and
equipment, overturning a three-decade ban imposed after
New Delhi, which has not signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty,
conducted a nuclear test in 1974.

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The two countries had struggled to sew up the agreement
because India had wanted the United States to allow it to
reprocess spent nuclear fuel, assure permanent fuel supplies
and not penalize India by ending nuclear trade if it conducts
another nuclear test.

The text of the agreement showed that the first two demands
had largely been met, while there was no direct mention of
the consequences of another Indian test.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSDEL5531420070803

[Submariner]

1. Oh goody!

I've been waiting breathlessly for those India mangoes ever since I heard of this spectacular Bushista deal.....nukes for mangoes. Yummy!

[OhioChick]

2. Bad, Bad Idea. n/t