Sixth, in the clash between new strategic realities and selective puritanism, the latter has to give way. As they are saying in South Asia, what has been tested may be detested, but cannot be de-tested. The new deal will have to be based on these six lessons. Nuclear weapons and missiles are part of regional reality. But they need not be put together.
Tested capability is enough to assure deterrence without in itself leading to a fresh arms race.
If they want the full range of dual-technology assistance, they can sign the NPT as well. The anti-CTBT consensus in India rests on a deliberate, but very successful, campaign of disinformation which discredited the regime. Yet unlike the NPT, the CTBT is universal and non-discriminatory. While the domestic political difficulties are largely of their own making, they will need help in changing public opinion and forging a new bipartisan consensus in parliament. May. He has held three rounds of talks with Jaswant Singh, who is coordinating New Delhi s response to the outside world.