India's Nuclear Test 'Failure' Poses Threat To Obama's Nonproliferation Plans

Global Post:

NEW DELHI, India Days before President Barack Obama told the United Nations that he hoped to push through a universal treaty to ban all nuclear weapons testing by the end of 2010, a top Indian scientist threw New Delhi's security establishment for an atomic loop.

Kasturiranga Santhanam, the coordinator of India's 1998 nuclear tests, went public with allegations that India's much heralded Pokhran II test of a thermonuclear bomb 11 years ago was actually a fizzle.

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[sc300nc]

O better get his head out of his backside before the arms race in the middle east booms.

[davidwayneosedach]

There goes Obama's dream to ban all nuclear weapons. Right down the drain.

[FoonTheElder]

Now tell me again why we are selling nuclear reactors and technology to India, even though they do not comply with the same rules that we are ready to impose sanctions on Iran over. The Bush Administration actually waived the nuclear non-proliferation rules for India.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/07/20/2009-07-20_hillary_clinton_brokers_deal_with_india_on_sale_of_us_nuclear_reactor_technology.html

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/democrat-asks-nsg-not-to-break-nuclear-rules-for-india_10087193.html

[TomZart]

THE MISSILES ARE COMING


I stare at the dust as it tries not to fall
Swirling in the sun streams from the windows on the wall.
Down in the valley ring lonely church bells
Sounding their message as the devil’s brood swells.

The missiles are coming though I can’t tell you when
As they drop down upon us our lifestyles shall end.
You can hide underground or fly far away
Their lingering fallout will find you someday.

No more small children shall toddle off to schools
Because of mistakes of grownup mad fools.
Believing in space men and the ships, which they fly
You can bet as it happens, they’ll watch it and cry

The generals are playing a death game of dare
With missiles in the silos and bombs in the air.
There’ll be time for anger, there’ll be time for greed
But the time shall be lost for planting the seed.


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[Khirad]

At least this revelation didn't come under a BJP gov't.

[wwoody]

Can there be peace in the world ? everyone has a nuke or they are planning to make a nuke. Is this the beginning of the end.

[Durango]

Yet another example of the insanity of nuclear weapons. Not least . . . India remains open to Chinese aggression?

The hordes of Chinese coming across the Himalayas?

But the Chinese have Thermo nuclear bombs and we only have nukes?

The reality, and it is not all bad, is that since India, Pakistan and China all have Nukes nobody is going to war against each other any time soon.

And that reality leaves a whole lot of room for progress on the peace front.

All of you. Quit wasting your taxpayers money. You all have far better things to spend it on. All have way too many people with needs to be taken care of.