We fully support Mr. Kalam and India should listen his voice before going further on signing 123 agreement. Please also note why does the US suddenly find that it can live with the Indian bomb? There are several reasons. The USA's honeymoon with China seems over. In spite of the penetration of US finance capital into the huge Chinese market, Chinese trade and monetary policy is hurting the US. In the 11 months ending in November, 2006, the US had a trade deficit of $214 billion with China2, and China refuses to reduce this deficit by revaluing its currency for fear that cheap foreign agricultural products will invade and destabilise its rural economy and further disturb its already restive peasants. Military exhibitionism over Taiwan is at a new high. The US notes the military build-up of China's PLA and the upgrading of its western Pacific strike capabilities. The US recently upgraded its own China war contingency plan from CONPLAN (concept status) to OPLAN (resource assignment status, O is for Operations) 3, the Pacific Command OPLAN 5077-04.
The Indian bomb threatens neighbouring countries, most notably Pakistan and China, but the US is still far beyond the range of Indian missiles. So, without having to tolerate any imminent danger to its own security, the US, stung by the Talibani metamorphosis of Pakistan, sees the new pro reform, pro globalisation, pro US India as its future beach head against a possibly hostile China and a possible China-Russia-Central Asia axi
