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2008-07-23 India-Pakistan

Indian vote clears path for landmark US nuclear deal

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Posted by john frum 2008-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 This is actually hugely important to both countries, and is a major victory for President W. Bush.

H.W. Bush had a huge victory by continuing China's MFN trading status after Tiananmen Square, in exchange for them signing on to the nuclear non-proliferation agreement after 40 years of US presidents trying to get them to sign despite their absolute refusal.

And this is just as important, as India is just as capable, or more so, of making nuclear weapons.

By keeping everything low-key, even the dumbass US senate will quietly vote for this, unless they have gone mad.

But as with his father, there will be no public celebration or even extraordinary mention, as part of the deal.

Nuclear non-proliferation should be added as a symbol to the Bush family crest.

Let us hope that both Jeb Bush is as good as his father and brother, and is given the opportunity in the near future to show it.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-07-23 10:44|| 2008-07-23 10:44|| Front Page Top

Posted by noiblau 2008-07-23 13:20|| www.noiblau.com]">[www.noiblau.com] 2008-07-23 13:20|| Front Page Top

#3 President H.W. Bush's non-proliferation treaty with China has gone very well indeed, from what I understand, Anonymoose. Dare we even think of hoping for better from India with his son?

/I'm not quite sure what, but this is most certainly the end of it.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-07-23 13:45|| 2008-07-23 13:45|| Front Page Top

#4 From a non-proliferation perspective, I think India has been very good with not spreading nuclear weapons to other countries, on its own accord. So, that wouldn't necessarily be a Bush success story. Also, note that india has never signed the NPT (one of just 4 countries in the world not to do so), and has no intention of doing so in the future, regardless of what happens with this deal.

What this nuclear deal will accomplish is that India will be able to get more energy, and we will get a share of an estimated $100 billion in future nuclear power plant work in India (by 2027).

This deal will also potentially free up some uranium for India to make nukes. We are just seizing a good economic opportunity for both nations with this deal, and there's nothing wrong with that.

One last thing... it's only a matter of time before we figure out how to harness Thorium as an alternative to Uranium in nuclear power plants... and India has a third of the world's Thorium deposits. They have been studying thorium-based nuclear technology very aggressively of late.

Posted by sludge 2008-07-23 15:04|| 2008-07-23 15:04|| Front Page Top

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