Fantastic and well thought article whatever these "desha drohis" (Indians who are against India and favour Pak and US and other fools who cut the branch on which they are roosting) would opine.
RE:NPT
by yvt on Oct 16, 2006 08:44 PM Permalink
Please be sure about your comments fool. Is this article anti-american or anti-communist? And even if it is anti-anything, it is not anti-india. That is what matters the most.
your comment is foolish
by Vijaya Kumar on Oct 31, 2006 07:38 PM Permalink
I think you are hiding your intellectual deficiency with nonsensical comment. Pen can hang you faster than a rope. If you do not know how to read or understand sit near the feet of some one who can. Other wise, old Indian proverb "sut up"-that concelas a lot of ignorance.
Very well said. The moral is never trust the communists.
It is interesting to note that the communists have not issued any comments. They are usually quick to comment on anything hapenning everywhere in the world. I wonder thay are so silent now ? Commies where are you ?
if every one has nukes, no one will use them so it might not be so bad after all. and like u mentioned....the biggest suppoters of non proliferation always seem to be the ones with the largest stockpile in their kitties
RE:proliferation
by vishwanath sreeraman on Oct 16, 2006 12:21 PM Permalink
Sam if in 1945, Japan had nukes, would USA have dared nuking Japan? Japan had guns and US had guns, and they used it against each other...but the damage was not in the same scale as using a nuke would be.... the only reason US nuked Japan was cos it knew that Japan couldnt reciprocate. and Sam , why do u think all these military superpowers are so keen on ensuring an exclusive nuclear club...why is it that US and its allies, inspite of having the most sophisticated military arsenal, including nukes, are still the good boys..and the likes of Iran and Korea are dubbed as 'axis of evil' for wanting to build their own nukes?
RE:proliferation
by Sam Karoti on Oct 14, 2006 07:39 AM Permalink
If every one has nukes no one will use them? Every one has guns in the US and even school boys are (mis)using them!! Every politician in india has power and each one is (mis)using it all the time whether they are in the govt or in the opposition!! You have got every thing mixed up my friend. Your theory will only hold good for war mongers like rajeev srinivasan who ,in their own stupid way are ushering in a nuclear holocaust and the end of the world!!
RE:proliferation
by vishwanath sreeraman on Oct 16, 2006 12:13 PM Permalink
Hi Sam using a gun and using nukes are 2 different things the analogy isnt quite correct i can bully a person as long as i know he is powerless to fight back..but if i know he has the arsenal to vanquish me, i wont dare do it
I usually do not take the trouble of commenting on articles, but literally could not resist applauding this one mate!! Brilliantly analysed and presented.
Hope our 'Oxford' educated 'intellectual' PM would read this one and ponder.
During my recent conversation with a Chinese I said that many in India believe that India should have intervened in Tibet, for which the reply fumingly was: there would have been a definite war. He has a reason for such statement: Chinese have militarily intervened all around their territory when it came to their national interests. Surprisingly, we Indians have been acting in a manner throughout our post-independence history, that can be best be described as "cowardice". Mr. Rajeev although puts the blame at China's doors, there is no conclusive evidence for the same. How come anybody and everybody (US included) in this region are not pointing this and only Mr.Srinivasan gets this information from somewhere based on which he has built the whole story. While it is well known that North Korean nuclear technology was first overtly transferred by Russia during the cold war and many North Koreans are educated and continue to be educated in Russia. The rationale behind the transfer ofcourse was since US spoke its mind on using nuclear weapons to conclude the Korean war. North Koreans might have only improved upon it. And there is this element of doubt about the test itself.
RE:Chinese involvement!
by Abhik RayChaudhury on Oct 13, 2006 08:07 PM Permalink
It is a well known fact that North Korea supplied the missiles (No Dong I believe) to carry the warheads, to Pakistan. In return the pakistanis supplied some vital instruments and also nuclear know-how to the koreans. It is very well known that throughout the 80's the Chinese supplied the know-how and also some hardware to the Pakistanis (uncle Sam could not do anything as he was busy in Afghanistan to drive out the Soviets, with the help of the Pakistanis). I think Rajeev Sreenivasan's theory (!!) is quite valid and consistent with with current history/reality. Thanks Rediff for this article.
RE:Chinese involvement!
by K. S. Mayya on Oct 14, 2006 08:15 PM Permalink
Since going through the article, I have had some detailed discussions after sharing this article with some Koreans. They appear to agree in totality with Mr. Sreenivasan and they believe the reason why Korean media does not discuss (definte Chinese clandestine involvment) this is, they are afraid of Chinese getting agitated about it and having a direct effect on their exports and business interests in China. For example, when Korean health ministry raised doubt on the cleanliness (chinese use human waste as manure) Kimichi imported from China, China illogically reciprocated. Regardles, Pakistan provided uranium based technology to north korea. However, it is clear that North Korea's mature technology is based on plotonium.
