The Ballistic Friends
Sensing a change to a quasi-ally status, India gives a backdoor welcome to the new American National Missile Defence
We have consistently held a view that opposes the militarisation of outer space. The nmd will adversely influence the larger movement towards disarmament of which India is a staunch advocate. We believe that technological superiority will result in a reaction in other parts of the world, thus reviving the possibility of yet another, and newer arms race. We cannot support this development."
"India, particularly, welcomes the announcement of unilateral reductions by the US of nuclear forces, as an example. We also welcome moving away from the hair-trigger alerts associated with prevailing nuclear orthodoxies. India believes there is a strategic and technological inevitability in stepping away from a world that is held hostage by the doctrine of mad to a cooperative, defensive transition that is underpinned by further cuts and a de-alert of nuclear forces."
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