Iran, Nuclear Proliferation and the NPT: Why Does Such Doublespeak Perpetuate?

Iran's proactive nuclear diplomacy has found merit in exposing the us hypocrisy on nuclear issues, but unfortunately only to exploit the loopholes existing in the us-led system for its own eventual nuclear ambitions. India has followed a similar course in its tryst with the global order of &quo...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2010-06, Vol.45 (25), p.21-24
Main Author: SUNDARAM, P K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arms control & disarmament
Atoms
Climate change
COMMENTARY
Disarmament
Energy
Hypocrisy
International relations-US
Military technology
Nuclear diplomacy
Nuclear energy
Nuclear nonproliferation
Nuclear power
Nuclear proliferation
Nuclear tests
Nuclear weapons
Sovereignty
Weapons
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Summary:Iran's proactive nuclear diplomacy has found merit in exposing the us hypocrisy on nuclear issues, but unfortunately only to exploit the loopholes existing in the us-led system for its own eventual nuclear ambitions. India has followed a similar course in its tryst with the global order of "nuclear apartheid" - shifting from "atoms for peace" to "weapons of peace" and eventually winning some extra-regime warm embrace for its "responsible" nuclear behaviour. This "peaceful" route to weaponisation is rendered attractive by the self-contradictions of the us-led global nuclear regime.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846