Bush and the Indian nuclear technology agreement:Today Bush was touting the benefits of the deal. There were three main points:
- It will restrain the global price of oil-based energy.
- It will help the Indian economy.
- It will be good for U.S. businesses that sell nuclear material and technology.
Item two: Yup, that's what somebody whose been outsourced, or fears being outsourced, wants to hear. That there will be plenty of electricity available for the tech centers in Bangalore - courtesy of Bush. It won't sell. Of course, there are those who are giddy over the notion of getting cheaper services from India. People like Tom Friedman and Charlie Rose. But for the most part, folks are freaking out over the prospect of an economically powerful India. All those reports this week on the news and morning shows of confident Indians ready to "do business" add to the concern for job security.
It's not nice, but most Americans would prefer to see a backward India, not making much of a difference to the U.S. economy one way or another.
Oh yeah, and the deal looks like another weakening of an international agreement, in this case the NPT.
posted by Quiddity at 3/02/2006 12:45:00 PM
I think you will find that it not just weakens the non-proliferation treaty but in fact violates it. Transfer of nuclear technology to non-signatory states is prohibited. Unless the US retracts its signature on the NPT we will be in violation of both US and international law.
Israelis, where did you get that from. India has developed its nuclear bombs indigenously.
Weill, you better arrest China for providing pakistan with nuclear technology.
2004, china joined the nuclear supplier group, I did not hear any objection to that.
India wants to develop thorium fast breeder reactor which requires plutonium as a seed.
India already has enough weapons but the FUD
is just beyond belief.
India did not sign NPT. Did not transfer plutonium given by US for civilian nuclear program. It did however take plutonium from a canadian supplied reactor which by letter of agreement did not have a restriction.
India has the right to nuclear technology and is willing to get some to develop the fast breeder so it
can provide clean electrocity and mitiagte Global waming. It has already commited to energy independence by 2030. I would think the liberal blogger would be happy about that, but I guess you can't expect miracles from exercising their personal jingoism.
