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Dissident Voice : Rushing into the Wrong Future: The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal, Energy and Security

Rushing into the Wrong Future: The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal, Energy and Security
Diddident Voice by Andrew Lichterman and M.V. Ramana / September 20th, 2008 – “………………………………………..What the Administration will likely not mention is that the deal would actually allow India to expand its nuclear arsenal, permitting it to buy fuel for nuclear power reactors on the international market while using scarce domestic uranium in nuclear weapons production. It will further aggravate tensions with Pakistan, which has signaled that it would respond in kind to a more ambitious Indian nuclear weapons program. Thus, the deal could further fuel an arms race between nuclear-armed neighbors that have fought multiple wars………………………..he nuclear deal is part of a broader set of agreements centering on increased U.S.-India military cooperation and high-tech trade. In the United States an array of corporate interests led by the nuclear industry and arms makers are supporting the deal. They see the possibilities not only for nuclear trade but for big ticket weapons sales, as well as selling other goods and services to India’s elite, only a fraction of the population but a huge new market nonetheless…………………………………the fundamental problems of catastrophic risk and long lasting highly radioactive waste still unsolved. With nuclear power construction having ground to a halt in wealthier countries, the industry has turned its sights to Asia, marketing nuclear technology as a climate friendly solution to the continent’s burgeoning energy demand…………………………….Nuclear power, nuclear weapons, and this nuclear deal are all bad risks for ordinary people everywhere, risks that humanity can no longer afford. It is time to chart a different future.

Dissident Voice : Rushing into the Wrong Future: The U.S.-India Nuclear Deal, Energy and Security

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September 22, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics