The main problems of the text of the Deal are (a) the list of facilities are not mentioned. Thus the real part of the Deal is still unknown. (b) who would decide which should be included, India or USA? (c) Seperation of civilian and military facilities cannot be done even by USA as it means duplications of all facilities and double the manpower required. Can India afford that cost? (d) It is written clearly the Reprocessing plants will be subjected to further negotiations. This is the key to nuclear weapons and FBR
On the whole, it looks just like NPT, nothing less nothing more. Because it is too expensive for India to build up the military facilities and India will not be allowed to import any materials and equipments for the military facilities.
Who needs nuclear plants only to produce electricity? Electricity can be produced by 100 ways which are much cheaper than electricity to be produced by American plants. Remember ENRON.
RE:Defective Deal
by Samir Moosa on Jul 10, 2008 11:32 AM Permalink
In a democracy, people elect a group of people to run the country for them because they think these people are capable enough to take good decisions for them. If India has elected Congress to power, they should believe in them and let them take decisions for India. None of the experts writing blogs on this website know anything about anything infact and still everyone has a piece of advice for Manmohan Singh, Chidambaram, Pranab Mukherjee & some even have advice for A.P.J. Abul Kalam. Now as far as we all can understand Mr. Kalam is far more capable than any of us. He has more knowledge about Nuclear India than any of us (I bet only the PM knows as much, if at all). So how can we doubt these guys??? The BJP, the Congress, Left, NDA, UPA, UNPA anyone who is power cannot reveal matters of National Security to each and every individual. Better leave it to professional politicians to run the country.
RE:Defective Deal
by SI on Jul 10, 2008 11:03 AM Permalink
the NPT lobby is bitterly opposed to the deal,and you say the deal is NPT. One of you must be wrong.
