From Howell: On Saturday, 9/25 the House of Representatives approved a nuclear pact with India. This agreement has been under way for the past three years and is considered as a victory for the Bush administration: improving the relations between the US and India and increasing global control over nuclear development and activity. Under this pact, India will have access to American nuclear technology and India would allow for international inspections in its nuclear facilities.
Although the House has already approved this bill, there is a chance that it will be denied by the Senate. The decision will inevitably be postponed because of the ever-popular economic bailout plan.
After our discussions in class on the US's reluctance to allow Iran to possess nuclear power, I found this article especially interesting. Amanda spoke of Ahmadinejad's position on nuclear power-- basically calling the US hypocrites. It is curious to me how the US is able to approve one nation having nuclear weapons and to oppose another. It seems like a very fine-line to me. It's easy to see how other countries can view us this way.
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