Economic and Political Weekly (Bombay)
February 11, 2006
Letter from America
CONTROLLING THE BOMB
US efforts to check "proliferation" are hypocritical as well as
ineffective. Since the US (and other nuclear powers) are not engaged in
disarmament, the hopefuls are not convinced about why they should be
denied the "absolute weapon". The use of force (as against Iraq in 2003
and now a looming possibility against Iran) only serves to make other
states believe that if only (...)