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I suspect the US allows/ignores some nuclear programs if they think it's in their geopolitical interest. India is a counter-balance to China and Russia. Pakista

by n4r9 21d ago

I suspect the US allows/ignores some nuclear programs if they think it's in their geopolitical interest. India is a counter-balance to China and Russia. Pakistan is a counter-balance to India. Keeping everyone armed to the teeth and on their toes is better for the US than forming blocs.

leonidasrup 20d ago
U.S. opposed India nuclear program for many years. "Twenty-six years after the nuclear tests at Pokhran in May 1998 led to an embargo on several Indian atomic energy companies, the US is set to lift the sanctions, opening the route for closer cooperation in the civil-nuclear sector." https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/26-years-after-pokhran-tests-us-set-to-lift-sanctions-on-indian-nuclear-entities/ https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/26-years-after-pokhr...