| DOES INDIA NEED NUCLEAR OPTION? | | | | the ever growing demand. Nuclear Powered |
| Nuclear option is against world peace. | | | | Reactors go a long way in producing the |
| The current debate in India on whether | | | | Power in a cost effective way. Besides, |
| 123 Agreement with the US is national | | | | nuclear power is needed for devising |
| interest has the potential to bring down | | | | better products in medicine, agriculture |
| the UPA Government. The Left parties | | | | and other fields. |
| that are supporting the Government from | | | | Nuclear power for peaceful purposes is |
| outside are threatening to withdraw | | | | in India's national interest. Nuclear |
| support if the Agreement is | | | | weapons are totally not needed. They |
| operationalized. | | | | don't afford any additional security to |
| The nuclear weapons offered no | | | | India's defence. |
| additional security to nuclear weapon | | | | Let us have the guts to admit that we |
| states. They spent billions and billions | | | | need no nuclear weapons and never intend |
| of dollars for developing nuclear | | | | to exercise the option of using nuclear |
| weapons. But they even today depend on | | | | weapons. Developing nuclear weapons or |
| conventional weapons only must be kept | | | | considering Nuclear weapons as an option |
| in mind. | | | | for self defence of the nation are |
| BJP the opposition party, is opposing | | | | against the national interests. |
| the Agreement for different reasons. It | | | | India must lead by example and sign NPT |
| wants to put the Government on the | | | | without hesitation. It is a political |
| defensive. It cries foul over the | | | | decision. No Indian wants nuclear |
| danger to the nuclear option if the | | | | weapons to be used against enemies. If |
| Agreement comes into force. | | | | India signs NPT, other nations in the |
| Time has come for the Government to | | | | region including Pakistan will sign the |
| assert that Nuclear Weapon Option for | | | | same. It is better to live peacefully |
| India is useless. When India tested | | | | than live under the principle Mutually |
| Nuclear weapons, Pakistan followed in | | | | Assured Destruction. |
| quick succession and any advantage to | | | | India has powerful conventional defence |
| India becoming Nuclear Weapon State | | | | capability to deter any attack on its |
| stands fully neutralized. | | | | land by any power. |
| India is a peace loving country and | | | | If India has to emerge as a great and |
| Gandhi gave the guiding principles for | | | | peace loving nation, India has to opt |
| the nation by practicing what he | | | | for decisions that assure genuine |
| preached. It is ironic that Mrs. Indira | | | | national interest and not the perceived |
| Gandhi started it all, by making India | | | | national interest of the political |
| nuclear capable. The NDA government | | | | parties. Let the world learn from India |
| carried it further and conducted more | | | | that it is capable of taking decisions |
| tests. These tests proved nothing. They | | | | that are in true national interests. |
| assured no additional security to the | | | | The political parties need to debate |
| nation's defences. | | | | seriously and learn to work for a future |
| India needs Nuclear power, for peaceful | | | | that makes India a great power, than |
| purposes is to be acknowledged. India is | | | | living by history and delaying the |
| a big nation, needing huge power to run | | | | nation from developing to the full |
| its factories, light the homes and meet | | | | potential. |