The Indian Nuclear Deal

The Indian Nuclear Deal - New York Times: "The pact would allow India to make an end run around the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty's basic bargain — that countries renounce nuclear weapons in exchange for the right to import sensitive nuclear technology to produce energy.

America has imposed nuclear export restrictions on India because India refuses to sign the treaty and has tested a nuclear device that uses materials and technology diverted from its civilian nuclear program.

In trying to give India a special exemption, Mr. Bush is threatening a carrot-and-stick approach that has been effective for more than 35 years. It is the legal basis on which Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to build a coalition against Iran's nuclear program. The treaty has persuaded countries like South Korea, Japan and Brazil to forgo nuclear weapons. "