US lawmakers on Thursday settled differences on landmark legislation to allow shipments of civilian nuclear fuel to India, clearing the way for passage of a measure that will overturn three decades of American anti-proliferation policy. | The bill is likely to be approved in a final vote Friday before it is sent to President George W. Bush to sign into law. |
Critics countered that the plan could spark an Asian nuclear arms race and ruin global efforts to curb the spread of weapons technology.