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Article: US says nuclear deal with India not to fuel arms race.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- March 8, 2007
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US says nuclear deal with India not to fuel arms race
Washington, Mar 8 (PTI) Allaying apprehensions, the US has said its civilian nuclear agreement with India provides no "incentives" to New Delhi's military programmes and will not in any way fuel an arms race in South Asia.
"There have been a lot of studies and a lot of statements -- you heard them all during the debate -- about what this (nuclear deal) would do for India's military programmes, whether it would do anything at all. I still believe it wouldn't; I don't think the incentives are there," Assistant Secretary of South and Central Asia Richard Boucher told lawmakers at a hearing of the House ...