If we need cash, we go to bank and bank imposes conditions. If we want nuclear power we need to go to USA and it's natural that USA impose conditions. If we do nuclear test then USA would take away the technologies that it had given us, but it would not take away any thing that were our own. If USA did take away the technologies then we can always go ahead with the knowledge gained from the association with American technologies and build our own capabilities indigenously.As it is if we do not sign the pact then we have to do with present indigenous technology and if we do sign the pact then we have access to modern technologies. It's a win-win situation for India. Then, why the Left & Right are crying foul? Is it all about politics of vote ?
RE:Nuclear Power
by rohiet on Jul 16, 2008 05:48 PM Permalink
You cant even light a 'candle' if they stop giving you uranium...so what you'll do of that knowledge when you dont have uranium.
Though India has lots of Thorium.
Uranium also is not available in abundance...its supply will only last next 30 years...so if we build nuclear installation for 15 years we'll only get supply for let say another 15 years...than what next...after spending so much.
RE:Nuclear Power
by debojit sengupta on Jul 16, 2008 06:09 PM Permalink
Your main contention is the futility of nuclear power. The technical aspects of pros & cons of nuclear energy can be debated by persons with thorough grasp on the subject. What we are debating in this forum is alleged subjugation of India before USA.
