India is a responsible state with advanced nuclear technologies. Doesn’t it deserve the same benefits if it accepts the same responsibilities as other nuclear powers?
A. India is a responsible state, but it has not assumed the same responsibilities as other nuclear powers. Along with Pakistan, Cuba, North Korea, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Syria, India has not signed a treaty banning all nuclear tests for all time. It is one of the four countries (along with China, Pakistan, and North Korea) whose nuclear stockpile continues to grow. And it is one of only three countries (with Pakistan and North Korea) now producing fissile material for nuclear weapons. If India were to join other nuclear powers in accepting these obligations, the nonproliferation benefits of this deal would outweigh its risks.
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