'N-Deal does not prohibit nuke tests'
The Indo-US deal does not prohibit nuclear tests, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar has said.
By PTI |
BANGALORE: Allaying fears over the Indo-US nuclear deal, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar on Friday said the agreement does not prohibit nuclear tests.
"India has own sovereign right to carry out nuke test," Kakodkar, who is also the Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
He said there is no specific mention of test in the draft part and asserted there is a provision for cessation and termination of the agreement.
"In the text there is no hindrance clause. There is no hindrance to activities outside the cooperation," he said.
Kakodkar further said there are series of steps that have been spelt out in the agreement which also contain "the right to return".
"India has own sovereign right to carry out nuke test," Kakodkar, who is also the Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
He said there is no specific mention of test in the draft part and asserted there is a provision for cessation and termination of the agreement.
"In the text there is no hindrance clause. There is no hindrance to activities outside the cooperation," he said.
Kakodkar further said there are series of steps that have been spelt out in the agreement which also contain "the right to return".
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