US-India nuclear cooperation denounced

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Source: CCTV.com | 01-10-2008 13:57

Opponents of a US-India accord on civil nuclear cooperation are urging governments to push for changes, saying the current proposal will hurt efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.

US President George W. Bush(L) shakes  hands with Indian Prime Minister  Manmohan Singh after a joint press  conference at Hyderabad House in New  Delhi in 2006. (AFP/File/Raveendran)

The deal would allow the United States, for the first time in three decades, to ship nuclear fuel and technology to India.

In exchange India would open its civilian nuclear reactors to international inspectors. India's military reactors would remain off-limits.

Editor:Zhang Pengfei