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A major problem was that the Indians would not want to be “frozen into [a] position of nuclear inferiority” vis-à-vis China. Moreover, the Indians believed that assistance would have to be given to a Pakistani peaceful nuclear program, a “prospect which India would find very worrisome.” In addition, the Indians would probably want the Soviet Union (with which New Delhi had a security relationship) to be included, probably in guaranteeing the project. Finally, verification of the whole project would require something close to full-scope safeguards by IAEA inspectors over nuclear facilities in India and Pakistan.
Whatever the particulars of India’s objections were, senior diplomat Sir Michael Palliser got “absolutely nowhere” when he raised the British proposal for a regional arrangement with Indian officials. Indeed, in early June, when U.S. ambassador Goheen met with Desai to try out a proposal for a regional arrangement, he met with a flat rejection.
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Whatever the particulars of India’s objections were, senior diplomat Sir Michael Palliser got “absolutely nowhere” when he raised the British proposal for a regional arrangement with Indian officials. Indeed, in early June, when U.S. ambassador Goheen met with Desai to try out a proposal for a regional arrangement, he met with a flat rejection.
Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Posed “Acute Dilemma” for U.S. Policy | National Security Archive
Washington, D.C., August 30, 2021 – In January 1979, State Department officials monitoring Pakistan’s nuclear program were startled by fresh intelligence confirming that Islamabad had secretly initiated a uranium enrichment program using gas centrifuge technology. Among other disco
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