deal or no deal , India can 'test' anyway. what happens if India conducts a 'test' without the deal ? repeat of 1974/1998 and aftermath sanctions, nuclear isolation continues etc. etc.? so, the consequences are even worse , right ? then why not give it a try to make best use of the deal and if forced to test by circumstances, then damn the deal . or make good with some simulation test! if we can do without the deal altogether because many think it is bad, then we should also be good enough to shirk it off midway ? why not our nuclear scientists come out with the comparisons of the consequences in case of 'test' with and without the deal. may be the common people will be able to view the deal in better perspective then.