Indeed, both the India-US deal and Chinese nuclear help to Pakistan help the two rivals expand their weapons programme by providing vital fuel, says Daryll G. Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association, a Washington-based think tank. "Nuclear trade with either country would indirectly contribute to their weapons programmes by freeing up domestic uranium reserves for the production of enriched uranium and plutonium for weapons purposes." Read full article.
Release Date:
July 5, 2010