US think tank says Indian nukes unsafe

[Devil Soul]

یویارک: امریکی تھنک ٹینک نے بھارت کے جوہری پروگرام کو غیر محفوظ قرار دیتے ہوئے اس کے بین الاقوامی جائزے کا مطالبہ کردیا۔

امریکا کے ہارورڈ کینیڈی اسکول کے بیلفر سینٹر کی جانب سے شائع رپورٹ میں بھارت کے جوہری پروگرام پر شدید تحفظات کا اظہار کرتے ہوئے اس کی خامیوں کو واضح کیا گیا ہے۔ دا تھری اوور لیپنگ اسٹریم آف انڈین نیوکلیئر پروگرامز کے نام سے جاری رپورٹ میں کہا گیا ہے کہ پاکستان کے پاس بھارت کے جوہری پروگرام پر تحفظات کے حوالے سے ٹھوس وجوہات موجود تھیں کہ بھارت اپنے نیوکلیئر پروگرام کو بڑھانے کے لئے اپنے غیر محفوظ جوہری اثاثے استعمال کر سکتا ہے۔

امریکی تھنک ٹینک کے مطابق بھارت کا جوہری پروگرام اس وقت تین حفاظتی لیئرز پر مشتمل ہے اور ان تینوں لیئرز کے درمیان تعلق میں بالکل بھی شفافیت نہیں ہے لہذا انٹرنیشنل اٹامک انرجی ایجنسی اس معاملے میں مداخلت کر کے بھارت کے غیر محفوظ قابل استعمال جوہری ہتھیاروں کے حوالے سے اپنا کردار ادا کرنے کے ساتھ ان کا جائزہ بھی لے۔ امریکا اور دیگر ممالک کے تعاون سے چلنے والا بھارت کا سول نیوکلیئر توانائی پروگرام ایٹمی مواد کے حصول کے لئے نئے راستے ہموار کر سکتا ہے جسے فوجی استعمال میں بھی لایا جا سکتا ہے۔

رپورٹ میں مزید کہا گیا ہے کہ بھارت نے اپریل 2016 میں مکمل ہونے والے اپنے 500 میگاواٹ پروٹو ٹائپ فاسٹ بریڈر ری ایکٹر کے حوالے سے متعین حفاظتی اقدامات نہیں کئے جس کے نتیجے میں ری ایکٹر پلانٹ نے بجلی کے ساتھ ساتھ غیر محفوظ پٹرولیم پیدا کرنے کی راہیں بھی ہموار کردیں۔ تھنک ٹینک نے بھارت کے حکام سے مطالبہ کیا کہ وہ اس حوالے سے آئی اے ای اے کے ساتھ اپنے معاہدے کی مکمل پاسداری کریں تاکہ ان ری ایکٹر پلانٹس کے ذریعے سے جوہری مواد کی پیداوار نہ ہو سکے۔
http://www.express.pk/story/493051/

 

[Devil Soul]

US think tank says Indian nukes unsafe
April 17, 2016|By Wajid Ali Syed|World


WASHINGTON: An independent US report has declared the Indian nuclear programme not only unsafe but also called for a satisfactory international oversight.

The recently released report by the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School identified problems arising from the gaps in the commitments that India made after the nuclear deal, and focused on India's separation plan, its Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol.

The authors of the report titled ‘The Three Overlapping Streams of India’s Nuclear Programmes’ further highlighted that Pakistan had a reason to be concerned that India could use its unsafeguarded portions for boosting its nuclear weapon system. The report observes that India is currently running three streams that include: civilian safeguarded, civilian un-safeguarded, and military.

‘‘The relationships and overlap among the three streams are not transparent,’’ the report says adding that IAEA may contribute to India’s stockpile of unsafeguarded weapons-usable nuclear material.

The Separation Plan did not extend safeguards to a number of nuclear facilities that serve civilian functions, and consequently these facilities may also be used in India’s military programme.

Even though there was no formal verification whether facilitates in the “civilian unsafeguarded” stream were contributing nuclear material to the military stream, the report warned that its current stockpile of reactor-grade plutonium from power reactors has the significant potential to be made available to weaponry programme.

The safeguards agreement also allows India to store, use, or process nuclear material subject to safeguards at a facility that is not under continuous safeguards. In addition, the agreement contains provisions for the substitution of unsafeguarded material for safeguarded material.

These provisions introduce the potential for safeguarded nuclear activities to contribute to India’s nuclear weapons programme.

India negotiated with the IAEA a much more limited additional protocol: the reporting and access provisions of India’s additional protocol are effectively restricted to India’s export activities. Consequently, India’s safeguards agreement and its additional protocol do not have any practical application to its uranium and thorium mines, heavy water production facilities, nuclear fuel cycle-related research activities, or plants where it manufactures equipment for its nuclear facilities.

Authors recommend that India should achieve a cleaner separation of its civilian and military facilities by bringing eight unsafeguarded civilian facilities under safeguards.

They also recommend that India should bring its fast breeder programme as well as upcoming HEU facilities under safeguards. This, authors believe, would be in true spirit of supporting FMCT which India does since it would demonstrate that it is creating conditions that support such a treaty.—Originally published in The News

 

[posedion]

So independent think tank who paid them

And are who gives a damn about it

In a few years time a few US tech based nuke subs joins Indian Navy don't be surprised

 

[Tipu7]

World Must take appropriate Action regarding non serious attitude of India towards security of its Nuclear weapons.
The best way to hide own incompetency is by pointing fingers at your opponent instead and this is what is India doing from past two decade.
There is possibility that Nuclear weapons of India might fall in wrong hands as we are already aware of Indian involvement in Syria-Iraq with ISIS. USA and Europe need to understand that Indian Low Yield Nuclear weapons might fall in ISIS hands via RAW and Blame will be put on Pakistan ..............
Its good to act before its too late ...............

 

[AMCA]

World Must take appropriate Action regarding non serious attitude of India towards security of its Nuclear weapons.
The best way to hide own incompetency is by pointing fingers at your opponent instead and this is what is India doing from past two decade.
There is possibility that Nuclear weapons of India might fall in wrong hands as we are already aware of Indian involvement in Syria-Iraq with ISIS. USA and Europe need to understand that Indian Low Yield Nuclear weapons might fall in ISIS hands via RAW and Blame will be put on Pakistan ..............
Its good to act before its too late ...............

Chill out dude!! Just because your country is getting questioned does not necessarily mean that India is in same deep shit! We have managed to strike nuclear deals with several countries and have earned their trust. These independent agencies have every right to bring out their issues but foreign countries would have hired better research agencies and put in a lot of homework themselves before entrusting India with their Nuclear materials for civilian application.

India has never had a case of nuclear proliferation and those who have, have no right to voice against India.

 

[mikkix]

US think tank says blahblah.
US made nuclear deals with india.
Recently they are engaging witu indians to logistics and army bases including nuclear based weapons.

 

[SrNair]

Neither we gives a damn about what US says nor we forced them for a deal with us .
If they want they can come and increase trade relations with us or they can go some other places .

 

[somebozo]

Yea may be but wait it requires wisdom at least which unfortunately missing in Hindu Genes

That AQ Khan drama fell flat when he endorsed the water car engineer..it showed how CIA was lured after a mule while real smugglers went around the world sourcing technology..in the end..Pakistan did not give nukes to anyone..just sold some rotten incomplete prints for millions....Perhaps the best intelligence run distraction program on a global scale..

AQ Khan from his defection to pardon on TV was just an ISI run mule..nothing else...NORENCO could not indict him either in theft of industrial secrets...

 

[bloo]

Oh sure, we have unsafe nukes, but we still are getting nuclear deals all throughout the world.
Such duplicity.

 

[Dervesh786]

seems an unsafe nuclear India. international community should have a degree of oversight and take note of and monitor Indian nuclear program

 

[wiseone2]

US think tank says Indian nukes unsafe
April 17, 2016|By Wajid Ali Syed|World


WASHINGTON: An independent US report has declared the Indian nuclear programme not only unsafe but also called for a satisfactory international oversight.

The recently released report by the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School identified problems arising from the gaps in the commitments that India made after the nuclear deal, and focused on India's separation plan, its Safeguards Agreement and Additional Protocol.

The authors of the report titled ‘The Three Overlapping Streams of India’s Nuclear Programmes’ further highlighted that Pakistan had a reason to be concerned that India could use its unsafeguarded portions for boosting its nuclear weapon system. The report observes that India is currently running three streams that include: civilian safeguarded, civilian un-safeguarded, and military.

‘‘The relationships and overlap among the three streams are not transparent,’’ the report says adding that IAEA may contribute to India’s stockpile of unsafeguarded weapons-usable nuclear material.

The Separation Plan did not extend safeguards to a number of nuclear facilities that serve civilian functions, and consequently these facilities may also be used in India’s military programme.

Even though there was no formal verification whether facilitates in the “civilian unsafeguarded” stream were contributing nuclear material to the military stream, the report warned that its current stockpile of reactor-grade plutonium from power reactors has the significant potential to be made available to weaponry programme.

The safeguards agreement also allows India to store, use, or process nuclear material subject to safeguards at a facility that is not under continuous safeguards. In addition, the agreement contains provisions for the substitution of unsafeguarded material for safeguarded material.

These provisions introduce the potential for safeguarded nuclear activities to contribute to India’s nuclear weapons programme.

India negotiated with the IAEA a much more limited additional protocol: the reporting and access provisions of India’s additional protocol are effectively restricted to India’s export activities. Consequently, India’s safeguards agreement and its additional protocol do not have any practical application to its uranium and thorium mines, heavy water production facilities, nuclear fuel cycle-related research activities, or plants where it manufactures equipment for its nuclear facilities.

Authors recommend that India should achieve a cleaner separation of its civilian and military facilities by bringing eight unsafeguarded civilian facilities under safeguards.

They also recommend that India should bring its fast breeder programme as well as upcoming HEU facilities under safeguards. This, authors believe, would be in true spirit of supporting FMCT which India does since it would demonstrate that it is creating conditions that support such a treaty.—Originally published in The News

The article is someone with nothing to write about.

India would have no problem joining the FMCT if they get state of the art conventional weapons to complement their minimal nuclear arsenal.

 

[nair]

Suggest reading the article, not the headline..........

 

[Spectre]

1. Highly biased interpretation of original report. I would say as bad as TOI level an bordering on propaganda
2. Headline has nothing to do with article.

 

[Chanakyaa]

That AQ Khan drama fell flat when he endorsed the water car engineer..it showed how CIA was lured after a mule while real smugglers went around the world sourcing technology..in the end..Pakistan did not give nukes to anyone..just sold some rotten incomplete prints for millions....Perhaps the best intelligence run distraction program on a global scale..

AQ Khan from his defection to pardon on TV was just an ISI run mule..nothing else...NORENCO could not indict him either in theft of industrial secrets...

Matlab ....Kuchh Bhii ?

 

[Blabla]

If indian nuclear war heads are unsafe than there is a big crisis in Pakistan and China also for the people of Occupied kashmir Once RSS terrorist mindset get them they will use it against Pakistan and China also will destroy Kashmir