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Originally Posted by WhamBam
That's why we are coming from different places here. India can not accept the NPT which places her in a permanent disadvantageous position and renders her a second class nation for all time to come. This is no jingoism but the sad reality of our times.
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Canada was a nuclear weapons power and she gave up that status. Do you consider Canada a 2nd class nation?
Whatever India's view on the NPT, this does not relieve NPT signatories from living up to the Treaty at least by the letter of the Law, if not by spirit. This being said, India knew full well of the reaction and went ahead with the tests. India cannot complain about others living up to their committements to the NPT.
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Originally Posted by WhamBam
For the N5 it is an article of faith. But even the N5 have shown no intention to disarm eventually which is one of the features of NPT.
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I can point to the various SALT and START treaties and SRF treaties as a sign that the N5 are disarming.
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Originally Posted by WhamBam
No sir I understand the legallese. It's just that India does not accept the discriminatory law itself.  |
The US-Indian nuke deal states otherwise.