Key Indian Figures Call for New Nuclear Tests Despite Deal With U.S. -- Washington PostScientists Break With Prime Minister Even as Test-Ban Effort Gains Steam.
NEW DELHI -- A little more than a year after India and the United States signed a historic civilian agreement lifting a 30-year ban on nuclear trade, some former top nuclear scientists here are arguing that India needs to conduct another weapons test.
The move would undoubtedly alarm nonproliferation advocates but would be needed for India to master the weapon and to ensure that it has a "credible nuclear deterrent" in its arsenal, according to two retired nuclear scientists.
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My Comment: The advocates for a resumption of nuclear testing are in the minority .... for now. But this may change radically if the situation in Pakistan becomes more unstable, or if neighboring countries like Iran start conducting nuclear tests.
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