India won't sign weapons treaty, PM says (too many loopholes)

[Ediacara]

India won't sign weapons treaty, PM says

Associated Press

India will not sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in its present form because of gaps allowing exports of nuclear materials in the region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday in his first statement on the country's nuclear policy since he took power in May.

India has said it opposes all nuclear weapons and refuses to sign the treaty because, in its view, it seeks to restrict nuclear weapons to a few countries rather than eliminate them completely.

Mr. Singh stood behind that stance, saying India was “fulfilling all the responsibilities of a nuclear power and is acting with due restraint” but would not accede to a treaty allowing its neighbours to export nuclear materials.

“We are victims of the gaps that exist in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. We've seen the clandestine export of nuclear materials in our region,” he said.

More at the Globe and Mail

[no_hypocrisy]

1. India's learned a lot from this country on how to sidestep treaties.

We are such a shining example to the world as a model country.

[Deja Q]

2. Good.

Our current friend will soon become our enemy with * in charge.

How does corporate america feel now?

[silverpatronus]

3. i'm on india's side on this one.

what's good for the goose is good for the gander. it's either full worldwide disarmament, or mind your own business. i think it's hypocritical to push for nonproliferation for certain countries and not others. especially since the only country to ever USE a nuclear weapon is the one that seeks to be the only country allowed to HAVE nuclear weapons.