Rest easy my friend it was clear.....

That gives India a few more thousand bombs in its arsenal plus ICBMs on the way plus subs. Now if the government gets overthrown or voted out we will have an interesting scenario, say the Maoists takeover?? You may just get ur Uranium back, express delivery and highly enriched. - House of pain.

But you must remember last time the BJP was slated to win due to the software boom but Congress won since farmers were pissed off. There is no trust deficit with urban India, but a lot of people do not realize that 700 million people live in the villages and they could vote otherwise. Anyways its not conventional wisdom, but it happened in China and Vietnam. The wealth gap in INdia is rising. The Maoists are not strong yet but credible threat. Most people in US get scared of Indian nukes for other reasons--my worry is a sudden shift to a left wing government. (a longshot as of now, of course).

Herc lol. India doesn't need a thousand nukes, and neither are we going to make them. We just need a minimum deterrent, which India would have had regardless of the result of this deal. But still, this is a ground breaking deal. Boeing and GE are expecting almost $100 billion demand from India in the next decade. Plus, India's Thorium FBRs research will get a shot in the arm. It will also greatly ease the massive energy crunch India is facing currently.

But i am still not convinced completely. There is a big time trust defecit in India for the US. A lot of people are skeptical about the deal and say something critical must have been compromised by India. We will know for sure when the contents are openly debated in the parliament. Opposition parties have even threatened to abrogate the treaty, once they come to power, if it doesn't meet India's concerns.

So all is not done yet.

But i am still not convinced completely. There is a big time trust defecit in India for the US. A lot of people are skeptical about the deal and say something critical must have been compromised by India. We will know for sure when the contents are openly debated in the parliament. Opposition parties have even threatened to abrogate the treaty, once they come to power, if it doesn't meet India's concerns.

So all is not done yet.

This is very true - all is not done.  We both have a long way to go but I like your point. 

The debate is the sound of a democracy in action.  This sweet song - whether the deal goes through or not - should be a lesson for us all.  Just compare the heated debate in India to the dead silence coming from Beijing.  I will put my faith in a democratic ally over a brutal one-party state any day.

India's civilian and weapons nuclear programmes are being separated and Australia will only be selling uranium for peaceful purposes. There will safeguards and an audit trail to ensure this.

Oh, and Herc - you may have sick fantasies about India nuking Oz but I don't think the Indians will play along with you.

It frees up Indian Uranium for nukes. India already has nuke material for 200 bombs plus some lower quality process for 400 bombs (UK has the bomb making technique) and after nuke material comes in from Australia they have nuke material for 5000 more bombs. And then all u need is Merc team taking over the INdian government, and u will glow in the dark.
Night cricket, no lites needed. Lol.

 

DANCE LOL DANCE....

As foreshadowed above, the lead article on The Australian newspaper's website today states the National Security Committee of the Federal Government's cabinet has given the go ahead for Australia to sell uranium to India for peaceful purposes.

Complete with nuclear safety inspectors lest Herc worry the uranium will end up in a spectacular fireball over his beloved, but heavily polluted, Beijing.

*ttp://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22247581-601,00.html
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22247581-601,00.html

Cheers.

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It would be a shame if it comes to that conclusion. I don't want the innocent oppressed Chinese to die with the guilty PRCs.

Herald

The way things are going China and India might have to ally to grab Aussie Uranium, like the oil wars of today in the Middle East. Canada will be next. THere is no need for China and India to attack each other --for what?? Polluted cities?? Grabbing Brisbane, Melbourne and MOntreal is fruitful, historically nations with resources have been attacked.

Having looked at the Iraqi water situation, all I can say is that the idea of China and India allying is not only ludricrous but actually ludricrous.

As usual moppusher you think you know something but you write a stupid statement.

 

While a bandit would steal, a merchant would trade.

 

India is a nation of businessmen and businesswomen.

 

You, Htj, in your wetdreams, though, think like a BANDIT. Hence I slap you around a little for my amusement when you post.

By the way, Its that time of the week.

 

Consider yourself reminded.

 

Herald