Bharat Rakshak

Where did I say that reactor connected to grid is civilian? Can you show me? Samuel, What does the below quote from you allude. Aren't u arguing that a breeder reactor which is used for civilian energy needs (i.e. connected to grid) needs to be safeguarded. What I'm trying to convey is that reactor...

I will not be going into you said/I said debate, but if you re-read my post again, it actually contradicts your sky is falling post. you mean the one that you actually cite in that R&D message, which has to do with the infeasibility of putting non-civilian off-grid, or was that a random quote i...

Thx, vsudhir. Rarely do we have the privilege of learning straight from someone like Arundhati Ghose. Savor the clear, bold, factual writing. Posted in full - this should be archived. I'll trust her over BC etc, all of whom have their ego axes and political axes to grind. Ghose is simply pro-India....

We cannot therefore put-up a breeder (FBR/ATBR) for civilian energy needs without putting them under safeguards. We cannot argue the need for several high-capacity breeders in the military list, and use them to for civilian purposes, and we can't put them on the civilian list without putting them u...

NDTV is claiming that they have exclusive details on deal. Per NDTV, the text will be available on respective govt website at Friday 10.00 am IST. Per NDTV, there are about 7-8 barriers before the US can invoke 'right of return' in case of India nuke test. The 'right of return' is NOT mandatory but ...

If testing is a strategic imperative, then tens of billions of dollars is the least of our worries. In other words, if we are a nation that is so worried about a small fraction of our GDP that may be at risk, then we don't deserve nukes. Thankfully, India is not that nation. Very succinct and artic...

> there is no need for test how do u know there is no need for test. that one h-bomb which india claims to have tested by some accounts failed. even if it did succeed partially, the question is can a nuclear deterrent be based on one suspect test. they should test everything BEFORE signing onto any...

I believe the opposite should be logical. Test after India's engagement has reached peak. What will they do, stop the mutually beneficial engagement. Will they allow India to grow if India is hesitating? It's in no one's interest to help us grow and never was. Who wants to test now, except us Jingo...

R, Testing and it's old consequences will remain the same - that is true. What needs to be answered is what happens to the US hardware - does THAT have to be returned and then what happens to the fuel supply. It is a huge financial risk if India is expected to even stop the US supplied reactors, et...

Let's assume this deal were not there. Does anyone think that the consequences of an Indian n-test is going to be sweet and honey? It does not matter what laws or treaties exist. The consequences of India's n-test is always going to be more affected by India's political relationship with the US and...

That they got what they wanted is great news. The question, now, is, what did they have to give? Which is OK - they have to give something to get something I would imagine. The deal could not have come free of cost. On the topic of victory, I would give it to the Scicom first. I'm pondering as well...

My hope is that the existing stocks are not to be treated similar to NSG sourced fuel. Hopefully there is some clause which allows to reprocess this in our existing facilities. Our existing stocks are our own, their utilization sole preserve of GoI/ DAE. IAEA/ US/ NSG don't have anything to do with...

It will be interesting to know how this deal will help us reprocess the Tarapur stock. Per some reports, we got approval for reprocessing but the actual agreement will happen when the need arises (when we want to reprocess the NSG sourced fuel and have a dedicated facility for that) My hope is that ...

Unless, Grover (AK's point man), Menon, MKN and other negotiators all collude to sell out, no point raising our BP. Remember even AK is in the background. If they really wanted to sell out, they could have simply asked him to be India. I know the critics will state they took him to maintain the faca...

Leading US think tank says India-US nuke deal unlikely MIL/ANI, Jul 17, 2007. Washington, July 17, 2007 (Tuesday) - An expert attached with a leading American think tank has ruled out the possibility of India and the United States finalizing a significant bilateral nuclear deal, in spite of several...

First BJP and now commies... appears as if it is an orchestrated campaign to send message to Uncle.

Left cautions government over nuclear deal

Jagan,

Congrats...

It is very humbling and at the same time very proud to be associated with you in this forum.

IAF to acquire air-to-air BVR missiles IAF to acquire air-to-air BVR missiles [ 18 Feb, 2007 1201hrs ISTPTI ] NEW DELHI: To maintain its unchallenged dominance in beyond visual range (BVR) combat in the South Asian region, Indian Air Force has embarked upon a major plan to acquire longer range air-...

I've heard about this Thorium thing forever. But seriously a lot of very smart people tried to make it work in the US and Russia. Never got a productive system going and got shut down in the 50's & 60's. Why do our scientists thing they have this thing crack. They havn't go a working system aft...

All the more reason to have Agni 3+ and horde credible stock of Pu... Why do you assume that 10 years from now, we are just going to keep quiet and not react if the fuel supply is stopped. How much Pu do we have stockplied? How much more do we need for weapons? How much is "enough"? Exact...

.... that could bring the grand plan to it's knees. All the more reason to have Agni 3+ and horde credible stock of Pu... Why do you assume that 10 years from now, we are just going to keep quiet and not react if the fuel supply is stopped. The whole Indian ocean is going to come to stand still, if...

Wow that was fast. Yes this is the report. Pls look at the Appendix- spreadsheet data, there are some more gems there for the discerning eyes. India Research Foundation Impact of Indo-US Agreement on Indian Strategic Weapon program: Will it make available more indigenous Uranium reserve for Indian ...

Arun_S is writing about weapons grade Pu, not reactor grade Pu. Previous estimates have been much lower (enough for 100 bombs, not 800). The only way to 'convert' reactor grade material to weapons grade is to use it in a breeder reactor. Neutrons from the Plutonium will convert the Thorium and Uran...

Transfering money to India... HDFC has good process. You wire transfer the money into a account with US bank (costs $12 with my bank for each wire transfer) and the money gets deposited in our NRE/NRO account. You can provide all the details as part of the wire transfer. Great for transfers of $3000...

The greatest benefit from this ABM demonstration is that it has stabilized the nuclear postures in the subcontinent. In other words, India's NFU doctrine has just gotten a shot in the arm. What if we turn this premise of NFU on its head. After 3-5 years, when our ABM tech is far along, we renegade ...

Forget about pak launching more missiles... check out kgoan's excellent analysis in another related thread. Folks: aaahhh . . . . This is starting to make a little more sense now . . . You see, the issue is not Indian defence it's an Indian attack !! See, the thing is we're looking at this as *raisi...

DRDO claims to have modified the Green Pine radars... Does this mean we have acquired the radar tech thru reverse engg ? Did we buy more than 2 radars and have modified them based on our needs? Did Israel and India collaborate on this new radar? Maybe our DDM-In-Chief Rajat Pandit is putting words ...

Austin IT article scan...

http://www.fileden.com/files/2006/10/14 ... atoday.zip

Austin, let me know if you want me to delete your reference

Tanaji, Two of your quotes are contradictory... (Yes, I know that our response will annhilate them but thats not the point. Deterrance has already broken down now) and then If I was a truly evil Paki leader (is there another kind? props to Jack Nicholson this time) I would also: ...demands.... If we...

Austin,

Scan request


Thanks

Similar to Deccan Herald article, these DDMs can't seem to digest crow.

Aim it right

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Pakistan gives new twist to Siachen issue, says disputed ISLAMABAD: Giving a new twist to the Siachen issue, Pakistan army has claimed the glacier is a disputed area as it is part of Kashmir and thus India has no justification to ask Islamabad to authenticate troop positions there. "Siachen is...