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Indians have long taken umbrage over China's standing in the international community, which includes membership in the nuclear club and a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Asks A.P. Venkateswaran, a former Foreign Secretary: "Why is China's power -- its huge army and its intercontinental ballistic missiles -- considered absolutely acceptable while India's is not? There's no reason why India should not have military power commensurate with its size, as China does...
India is considerably less open about its capability to build nuclear bombs, though many analysts believe the country has atomic components on the shelf. One official close to the Prime Minister claims that India can produce a nuclear bomb "overnight," though Gandhi said in 1986 that it would take "maybe longer than . . . a few weeks" for India to deploy A-weapons. In February 1988 India successfully tested the Prithvi, a 150-mile-range ballistic missile that can carry a payload of 2,000 lbs., more than enough for a nuclear warhead...
Despite India's pacifist roots in the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Indians crying "Ban the bomb!" are a minority. "If you are living in a world of nuclear powers, then you must have it ((the bomb))," says Krishnaswamy Subrahmanyam, leader of the pronuke lobby...
About 20 U.S. companies, mostly young and small, are manufacturing biometric systems. Major customers include such security-conscious institutions as the military, nuclear plants, research labs and banks. The ultimate success of biometrics, however, will depend on broad business and consumer acceptance. Proponents hope the technology will someday be standard in companies, stores and homes...
NATION: The most fateful national security decision George Bush ever makes could be on new nuclear missiles...