Article: IRHA statement on nuclear testing. (Indian Radical Humanist Association)

At the outset, we make it clear that, as a humanist organization, the Indian Radical Humanist Association is totally against any nuclear test--whether conducted by India, by Pakistan, or for that matter by any developing or developed country. The reasons are obvious but still need to be reiterated:

* Nuclear explosions and the development of nuclear weapons are a threat not only to human beings but also to all life on Earth.

* In 1985, then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi inquired about the cost of nuclear tests and was informed that it would be not less than 150 billion rupees (or $366 million U.S.), which should now be much higher. India cannot afford ...

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