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Nuclear Pact to Spur U.S.-India Ties

U.S. civilian nuclear cooperation with India poses a danger for the international nonproliferation framework. This deal breaks thirty years of nonproliferation policy and will directly assist India's nuclear weapons program.

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By Joseph Cirincione
Published on Mar 3, 2006

Source: Appearance on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

In a March 2 television interview on PBS NewsHour, Joseph Cirincione discusses the danger that U.S. civilian nuclear cooperation with India poses for the international nonproliferation framework. He warns that this deal breaks thirty years of nonproliferation policy and will directly assist India's nuclear weapons program. A transcript of this segment is available online.

Click here for streaming video of this interview.

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Joseph Cirincione

Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation

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