I am very thankful to Mr. Satish Chandra for clarifying the point in a clear way.
Are we really compromising ourself? When the neighbouring countries stick on to their plans of developing "n" arms, should we tie our hands?
India is not for an arm race. But that does not mean that we show more restraint on many fronts and compromise on national security. Is not this which we have been focussing more and spending all our time, energy and money, so far?