All the diplomat is saying are the good things, but do we get to retain our ability to test and if so do we get to keep the material we have bought from the countries. Second will we have them all over looking deep into our existing plants and telling us what to do. If so this is a sell off. Business is done on mutual respect not by arm twisting. It may seem that India has limited options, but in my view we have all the options to put the deal on hold and stand up and be counted. If we give in we will remain to be delt like a weak country that only barks and not bites. Then we will have no respect amoung the so called group that he mentioned. I say they need the deal as much as we do, as they business is too suffering the slow down of econmy, what are are going to do with that technology that cant be sold.
RE:Hard to believe
by varghese on Jul 03, 2008 09:57 AM Permalink
Without Uranium..u guys cannot even test..forget about running ur power plants..heheheeh...fools dont u know the basics of chemistry..half life period..get back to school...instead of posting crap...
RE:Hard to believe
by All Right on Jul 03, 2008 10:09 AM Permalink
Yes we have always the option to test. Twice we did that in the past and we faced trade sanctions. So if test again, we will face trade sanctions
What the deal says that the US may seek to call back the uranium supplied in the event of India testing.
The operating word is in the event of nuclear testing. Even here the agreement provides an exception - the right to test if China or Pakistan tests.
No one in the nuclear community believes any more for the need to physically test. They now test through computer simulation using past test data.
This is the reason why Vajpayee government shrewdly went for a series of explosions - to generate such a data base
The nuclear deal is meant to cater to our short term needs. In the medium to long term, we depend upon fast breeder depending on thorium. This opinion is confirmed by ex-President Kalam himself.
Secondly, we do not need so much technological know how from the US. They are generations behind us as they suspended their civilian nuclear program for decades. Our fast breeders is the cutting edge. But we need to improve aspects like efficiency, safety. We need to still get uranium to feed our old generation reactors which are running at 50%. All these and more the US curbs through exercising their clout in NSG - preventing even friendly nations like France & Russia to supply these to us.
RE:RE:Hard to believe
by All Right on Jul 03, 2008 10:09 AM Permalink
It is to remembered that the deal is only nuclear civilian cooperation.
The US will provide us technological transfers and uranium supplies to reactors for civilian purpose - for this they seek guarantees that enriched uranium will not be diverted for militrary purpose.
What we do with our own or other friendly countries (like Russia) technology or uranium is outside the purview of the Deal
