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butterbean · Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 2269

Critics oppose U.S.-India nuclear deal
July 25, 2006

WASHINGTON --As the House prepares to vote on a plan to share civilian nuclear technology with India, critics are mounting last-ditch efforts to scuttle an accord they say obliterates the global goal of stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.

Lawmakers are trying to attach conditions that, if adopted, could cause the deal to collapse. One possible proposal would require that India halt production of material that could be used to make bombs; another would call for President Bush to certify that India is cooperating to prevent Iran from getting nuclear weapons.

India probably would balk at such conditions, and supporters of the plan have vowed to fight any attempts to include in the legislation what they see as deal-breakers.

The plan, which was expected to be voted on Wednesday, would overturn decades of U.S. policy by allowing trade in nuclear fuel and technology with India in return for safeguards and inspections at India's civilian nuclear plants; military plants would be off-limits.

The Bush administration is asking Congress to make an exception for India in U.S. laws that bar nuclear trade with countries that have not submitted to full international inspections. India built its nuclear weapons program outside

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/07/25/critics_oppose_us_india_nuclear_deal/

Jezzabell · Joined: 03 Jul 2006 Posts: 72

From what I have read lately, even with all the jobs we have given them, India has become our enemy. They claim they hate us. So to hell with them. I would rather see Japan get it then India. Look were they sit in all of this. China and N. Korea hate their guts. We still have Japan under lock and key with the restrictions placed on them from WWII. We even limited how many could be in their army! Leaving them completely defenceless. If they go down from a Chinese or N. Korean assualt, then we are in over our heads in trouble. We give them to India and we can't even count on them to use it when necessary, while they are over there worshipping cows. Japan was a warrior nation and most definately would use it when it counts.