We all know that a deal was made possible by Indian side making last minute in the written contract. The Indians wanted to obfuscate the test part by keeping silent leaving the issue to be explained in a convenient way. If our erudite PM had kept quiet, this issue might not have surfaced. Now the americans have let the cat out of the bag.
There is no need for India to do a physical test. They can do all the theoretical work, do computer simulation and be bomb-ready. We have lost all the benefit of civilian nuclear power projects and technology up gradation.
In fact all the countries will possess weapon grade nuclear materials; whether anyone will use it or not is a difficult question to answer.
