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- 06 Jul 2008 17:11
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Now, the first ever survey carried out to gauge the Muslim sentiment against the nuclear deal has found the deal to be ''anti-Muslim.'' Clearly no one here, all being anti-Muslim yindoo fundoo extremists, has considered the parallels between the Destruction of the Bhabha Cirrus Reactor and the Dest...
- 06 Jul 2008 08:18
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: BR Forums Feedback
- Replies: 1566
- Views: 346931
Re: Site Suggestions & Forum Feedback
This is the problem with turning peaceful ppl like me into Displaced Persons by locking up the Positive News thread. You find us on your doorstep, RPG launcher and IED Mubarak in hand. I wonder if some minimal standards could be imposed for posts in the MIL Forum.. the posts here include many that a...
- 05 Jul 2008 18:12
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Snow garu, Supreme HQ here approves transfer of the following advanced reactor technology to you, per your signing ITAR (idli technology for advanced reactors), NPT and instituting full-scope safeguards: Use solid-state, amorphous H2O (not the crystalline version in your user name), place in reactor...
- 05 Jul 2008 08:01
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
What is an oxide fuel (rusted Uranium?) and what is a metallic fuel? I thought any fuel had to be refined through a gazillion steps so that it takes 1,000,000,000,000 tons of "pitchblende" or whatever to give 100 kg of U235, which may have about 1% U235 and 0.2% U233? But I don't understan...
- 05 Jul 2008 06:45
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Good question, AmberG. I wonder too. *********** Different question. Will some expert kindly illuminate me on this elementary question - I honestly don't know enough to figure it out. Facts: Iran is a signatory to NPT. Iran says it needs nuke plants for electric power. Iran is known to have 3000+ ce...
- 04 Jul 2008 23:57
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
You should take him on a trip to the Athabasca river, the tar sands and the glacier, and the Lashkar-e-Mosquitos there. Suddenly the Saudi desert seems warm and friendly...
- 04 Jul 2008 22:27
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
vina: I tend to agree with the prediction that there will be an H&D-saving "123" with TSP. This may be the price paid to get Dragon support in the NSG. Whether the IAEA and US/ Israel want to face another unstable, rabid "NPT member" with "fully safeguarded" nuclear...
- 03 Jul 2008 18:22
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Amit: Shifting the discussion here from the poll thread per ramana: Numbers inserted by me. I’m just trying to visualise certain scenarios that could crop up once the deal is signed. (And yes, going by the developments I think this deal is going to be signed, whether by this government or the next –...
- 02 Jul 2008 20:02
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Welcome to the New Moderators
- Replies: 83
- Views: 42768
Re: Welcome to the New Moderators
AoA! (these days even some1 as Phaithphool as myself is afraid to write expanded form of that - the Bredators hovering around). I see that THIS is what did the BENIS dhaga in: [quote]The lack of females and Muslim participants is a concern. Not sure how to go about dealing with this issue. To which ...
- 02 Jul 2008 07:52
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Aryavarta: About your second point, re: MMS' mindset: I agree that MMS' vision of his own legacy for India, may be very different from the vision articulated above by RamaY, for instance. MMS is not a weapon enthusiast, and his dream of India may be one that is largely at peace with the neighborhood...
- 02 Jul 2008 06:35
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
AV: FD Investment in India is still limited to a few entities: Bharati Telecom, Reliance, Tata. Beyond that, the Indian stock market is a mystery to most people, esp. to foreign funds. So "India" funds are still exotic, "Emerging Market" things with very large fluctuation rates. ...
- 02 Jul 2008 02:04
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
For all the charade of 'asking for more', we have ended up in this tangle, not getting substantially more than just the Uranium fuel. Is it worth it? This I wish we all knew. For now I have to go on "gut feeling" that MMS and Kakodkar won't sell the country short. I know others :rotfl: :r...
- 02 Jul 2008 00:33
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
“You have ample stocks. You don’t plan ahead and use them, and instead want to go and buy far more expensive stocks from someone else. What does that say?” That you are smart. Because the price of uranium is rising very fast, and getting to buy on the open market while you can, and conserving your ...
- 01 Jul 2008 22:30
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
I have read several times that Natwar Singh was "removed" because of American pressure, but if that is true, then my respect for the Americans goes up. Doesn't anyone remember what a complete disaster Natwar Singh was as foreign mantri (or whatever he was?) He was the one who went to South...
- 01 Jul 2008 21:44
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
In all this fine "no criticize intent" it is useful to remember 5 examples: 1. Morarji Desai's cabinet with the many bottles of Johny Walker exchanged for national secrets. 2. The CPI(M) and CPI leaders and their purchase by Russia (and very fairly presumable, by China). 3. Tehelka 4. The ...
- 01 Jul 2008 18:30
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
In this whole discussion, another side of the issue has been ignored, like the "Cirrus Reactor". Have u considered what happens when there is an accident (or a major theft) at any Indian "civilian" reactor facility? The shutdown of Cirrus is perhaps related to this concern. It is...
- 01 Jul 2008 16:58
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: International Nuclear Watch & Discussion
- Replies: 558
- Views: 94930
Re: International nuclear watch & discussion -27-Apr-08
This related to what I had posted re: the calculations for ICBM numbers needed to achieve any probability of hitting a target. U have to read between the lines and use Conspiracy Theory, but not a lot: French proposal calls for military component to EU space policy. In continuing coverage from previ...
- 01 Jul 2008 16:39
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Lot of confusion here. Let me try to clarify: 1. "Pro-Deal" (that means someone who wants India to sign the NUCLEAR civilian cooperation deal, a.k.a. "Cap, Rollback, Eliminate, Surrender" (CRES). Someone may be "pro-deal" because if India signs it, that fact can be used...
- 01 Jul 2008 08:24
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
here are other issues as well like cost per Kilowatt of power, the sheer area that has to be covered with the solar panels in order to harvest the sunlight etc. Among other good features, Photovoltaic cells are made from silicon using large amounts of sulphuric acid, IIRC. They take up a huge amoun...
- 01 Jul 2008 07:20
- Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
- Topic: Iran News and Discussions
- Replies: 3300
- Views: 587945
Re: Iran News and Discussions - 11 December 2007
Pentagon Official Warns of Israeli Attack on Iran U.S. Offical Sees Two 'Red Lines' That Could Prompt Strike BY JONATHAN KARL WASHINGTON, June 30, 2008— Senior Pentagon officials are concerned that Israel could carry out an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities before the end of the year, an action t...
- 01 Jul 2008 05:56
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Acharya, the placard held by the child reads "No to Indo Us arms deal" not "No to Indo US nuke deal". May be you are right ,children do have better judgment. Children know that it is the same thing. Acharyaji, I bow to that masterpiece. So the child in the picture is holding a s...
- 01 Jul 2008 01:33
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Digging the sand there would probably get you more, since Haji Mastaan's crews occasionally had to dump their imports overboard when the Customs boats decided to stop them.ust 1 cubic kilometer of sea water near Jhuhu beach alone will let you extract about 10 Kilo of Gold to make you rich.
- 30 Jun 2008 20:57
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
as you reposted, young children carrying signs
Not to mention (so I won't) older children reposting those without even bothering to check what the sign said it was opposing.
- 30 Jun 2008 20:27
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
An inter-party informal consensus that ... t and left
Oh, that means an all-new fleet of State Transport buses and maybe even train bogies. Which company manufactures teargas in India? Need to invest.
Oh, that means an all-new fleet of State Transport buses and maybe even train bogies. Which company manufactures teargas in India? Need to invest.
- 30 Jun 2008 17:16
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
"Even children have reason to oppose". Ah, yes, I see that the child is holding a placard saying Say NO to the "INDO-US ARMS DEAL". Which is why the Indo-US CIVILIAN NUCLEAR technology deal insists on separation of the arms from the civilian part of the deal. So this is proof tha...
- 30 Jun 2008 17:07
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Support for the Megatonnage Theory. Amber pls. note: [quote]Centennial anniversary of Tunguska event noted. USA Today (6/30, Vergano) reports on "the centennial anniversary of the last big impact, the 1908 Tunguska" event, which "leveled nearly 800 square miles of swampy woodland in S...
- 30 Jun 2008 07:45
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Actually I am 400% for war-phooting research and development on renewable energy. But NOT signing the nuclear deal is NOT going to divert a paisa into these fields, and the neta-babus are not going to suddenly turn into super-engineers to run these projects. Also, there is a little problem with sola...
- 30 Jun 2008 02:45
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
I was under the impression that you were the one that subscribed to counting atoms!!! Perhaps not. Actually I am, thanks. As against any expectations that a 5% "Unaccounted" loss of fissile material would be "chalta hai". It's easy to see that since 1kg = 10KT, if you lose 5% of...
- 29 Jun 2008 22:55
- Forum: Trash Can Archive
- Topic: Internal Security Watch
- Replies: 2843
- Views: 554210
Re: Internal Security Watch
Pakistan is Victim of Terrorism!a busy weekly market that sells pigs, goats,
- 29 Jun 2008 22:24
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
AmberG, the brilliant solution to the "1MT test" demands has just become obvious. Why should India agree to express "yield" in terms of kilograms of trinitrotoulene, which is anyway supposed to be a Chinese invention? India should express yield in terms of indigenous culturally a...
- 29 Jun 2008 20:51
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
the dung needs to be collected ASAP, before global warming gases escape into the air. This requires training for the cows to "go" only in approved locations - i.e., Containment Facilities subject to IAEA, FAO, and USDA inspection with Full-Scope Safeguards. Wonder if there will be an FMCT...
- 29 Jun 2008 18:48
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Now the arguments to kill the deal are getting a bit overstrained in their speciousness, aren't they? So the economy is not growing at 8-9% (the rest of the world is plunging, BTW). Is this a reason why infrastructure development should be abandoned? Or did the lack of infrastructure just show up fo...
- 28 Jun 2008 08:50
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
Satyarthi, that brings me to the story of the little bird. The little bird was sitting on a branch shivering in the freezing wind, close to death. Just then a fruit fell off a branch above and hit the bird on the head, so that it fell down to the grass. As it lay slightly dazed, a cow walked by and ...
- 28 Jun 2008 07:56
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
I was just thinking... always a bad thing to think, I know. What if I were a farmer... I have heard that compost is the greatest resource for growing vegetables. What if I sold off all my grassy meadows, and leased my cows to the neighbors, and instead got the biggest compost heap in the district. E...
- 27 Jun 2008 03:56
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
So Dr. Abdul Kalaam has come out lobbying for this sha'eed-e-deal? Doesn't that make him a "yankee stooge (??) and representative of Big Business? I am glad to see that the CPI (ML) has come out against the deal. So have Pervez Musharraf, Aiman Al-Zuwahiri, Henry Sokolski, Shrilleen Mazari... I...
- 26 Jun 2008 08:08
- Forum: BR Nostalgia Archive
- Topic: Welcome to the New Moderators
- Replies: 83
- Views: 42768
Re: Welcome to the New Moderators.
AoA! More mullahs to avoid aggravating.
- 24 Jun 2008 16:54
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Future Nuclear testing: pros and cons-2
- Replies: 307
- Views: 151016
Re: Future Nuclear testing: pros and cons-2
Why only POK-3? We are needing POK-4, 5, 6 ...... upto 1,700,000,000 onlee!
- 24 Jun 2008 08:42
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Future Nuclear testing: pros and cons-2
- Replies: 307
- Views: 151016
Re: Future Nuclear testing: pros and cons-2
I think what this thread proves is that political loyalties will trump reason, logic and national interest every time. I won't say ******* **********
- 24 Jun 2008 03:23
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
I don't see how the Australian :P matters. Note: 1) India does not need imported Uranium (right?) 2) India can find numerous non-NSG suppliers of Uranium waiting to sell U to India any time. (right?) 3) India is going to sign the NPT anyway or MMS has already agreed to do so (right?) 4) If India jus...
- 21 Jun 2008 00:39
- Forum: Nuclear Issues Archive
- Topic: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
- Replies: 1456
- Views: 267904
Re: Indian Nuke News & Discussion Thread-June 18 2008
This trend must be controlled. If the state has to intervene forcefully to do this, so be it. We cannot allow Reliance and others to starve DAE of manpower. They seek todays profits and will never ever work towards contributing to national interest :roll: :roll: the way the DAE does. IOW, attract t...