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