If nuclear deal goes through, India's energy needs will be fully met, Nuclear energy is infinite energy though it more costly by 20% to 50% than coal or hydro electricity. More and more industries can be started, lot of employment can be generated for people and there will be overall improvement of life of people. There is possibility that India can become an economic superpower like Japan or USA. Regarding security, when India gradually become an economic superpower, more and more i.e. 10 times more conventional weapons, 10 times more missiles, 10 times more fighter planes and 10 times more nuclear weapons can be built. More navy ships and more submarines, more fighter planes can be built or purchased. India had already exploded nuclear weapons. When India gradually becomes a economic superpower, govt. will have more money, hundreds or thousands of missiles with nuclear and conventional warheads can be built. No country will raise a hand against India. Now it is necessary that, India's energy needs are to be met and India had to become an economic superpower. Massive build up of weapons (nuclear and conventional) can be taken up gradually in future. China or Pakistan will never dare to attack India, as India is a nuclear power and nuclear missiles can reach Bejing. If nuclear deal goes through, India likely to become an economic superpower as well as military superpower or mini military superpower in future. There will also be an option to buy gas from Iran in addition to nu
RE:Benefits of nuclear deal
by Manoj on Jul 21, 2008 10:06 AM Permalink
One problem though. If we can't get our thorium reactor technology to work, then we will be dependent on uranium supplies from other nations for a long time. Basically energy security would shift from being dependent on Arab/ Iranian oil to being dependent on Australian / Russian uranium. Of course, if we get thorium reactor tech to work then we just need uranium as initial feed, so it would be fine. And there is the thing about nuclear waste, which could be a big issue. I'm not sure if we get to use it for reprocessing. Yeah I agree , eventually India being the 3rd/4th largest economy should have at least 1000 nukes as deterrent against China (an economic competitor and a respecter (sic) of power and rich people). Chinese are very easy o understand. Dunno how Nehru screwed it up so bad. Manoj
