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Article: Signs Found India Building An H-Bomb;W. Germany Shipped Beryllium, CIA Says
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- The Washington Post
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- May 19, 1989
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Director of Central Intelligence William H. Webster said
yesterday there are "indicators" that India is building a hydrogen
bomb and he warned of a nuclear arms race between India and
neighboring Pakistan.
Testifying before a Senate panel, Webster confirmed that West
Germany had sent India a shipment of American beryllium, a
lightweight metallic element, without first obtaining required U.S.
permission for its re-export.
Webster said the Central Intelligence Agency looked for
"indicators" of a country's interest in obtaining a thermonuclear
bomb and that beryllium is "usually used in enhancing fission
reaction."
"There are other indicators that tell us India is interested in ...