India to limit missile programme to finalise nuclear deal with US Tuesday, June 19, 2007
NEW DELHI: India will limit its ballistic missile programme to medium-range rockets in a bid to seal a nuclear cooperation deal with the United States, news reports said on Monday. India has decided not to develop missiles with a range over 5,000 kilometres as a goodwill gesture toward the US, the CNN-IBN news channel reported, citing unidentified government officials. The Indian Foreign Ministry and the US Embassy in New Delhi declined to comment on the report.
The proposed nuclear deal, seen as the cornerstone of an emerging partnership between the two countries, has been stalled in recent months. One of the biggest sticking points has been American reluctance to allow India to reprocess spent atomic fuel because of fears it would spark a nuclear arms race in Asia by allowing India to use extra nuclear fuel which the deal would provide to free up its domestic uranium for weapons. Reprocessing fuel is a key step in making weapons-grade nuclear material. The report said the move to limit missile range was intended to reassure the US of India’s peaceful intentions. ap
I’m baffled. Why is Hindustan so desparately giving up it’s independence that it has enjoyed for 59 years? Why give the US the chance to apply pressure or impose sanctions in the future on Hindustan?
Tomorrow the US will be asking Hindustan to roll back it’s nuclear weapons program.
Re: India to limit missile programme to finalise nuclear deal with US
^^mind what you speak and look at your own country before you talk. and then dont come and tell you like indians. bloody hypocrite
‘No move to cap long-range missiles’
New Delhi: The Government on Monday made it clear that there was no move to cap the range and reach of the country’s surface-to-surface missiles.
“There are no instructions from the Government to defence scientists on missile development programme,” a Defence Ministry spokesman said here, reacting to reports that India had decided to cap the range of long-range missiles to only 5,000 km distance.
“The missile programme is going on as per security requirements of the country,” he said.
The Government clarification comes as Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) missile scientist are awaiting government clearance on development and testing of longer range missiles of AGNI-III versions. — PTI
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and yes, i wouldn't mind limiting the missile range to 5000 or 6000 kms even if it is true. that's what which is required for us. if india increases the range, then some SOBs will tell india is acting like a bully trying to dominate the world. bloody hypocrites.
