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Bush’s nuclear deal with India: bigger consequences to consider | The Japan Times Online

Bush’s nuclear deal with India: bigger consequences to considerThe Japan Times Oct. 29, 2008 By BRAD GLOSSERMAN and BATES GILL HONOLULU/STOCKHOLM —”…………………Is the deal a meaningful compromise that protects India’s national security interests and the integrity of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) or does it give Delhi too much and undermine the NPT?………………..Unfortunately, potentially far greater consequences garner far less attention. In particular, little has been said about how this deal is seen in other countries,………………….Washington’s decision to come to terms with Delhi offers hope to other governments considering nuclear weapons that they too may receive special status…………………Will a democratic and nuclear-armed (but U.S. friendly) Pakistan, Iran or (your favorite future strategic partner) also get a pass?………………Japanese officials and strategists also worry that the U.S.-India agreement could clear the way for a nuclear-armed Korean Peninsula.

Bush’s nuclear deal with India: bigger consequences to consider | The Japan Times Online

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October 29, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics