At a time when Washington is pushing hard to toughen ...

At a time when Washington is pushing hard to toughen requirements for nuclear commerce to states that have pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons or appear to be seeking them, does it make sense to relax requirements on states that have nuclear weapons?

- Michael Krepon

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Well one thing I suspect Pakistanis would like to hear is that their textiles are welcome in the United States and that domestic constraints on foreign goods will be relaxed for a partner as Pakistan is a partner of the United States, that's one issue. I think Pakistanis would probably also like to hear that President Bush understands why there is so much anger in the Islamic world, anger about the cavalier and disrespectful approach in many Western capitals toward central tenants of the Islamic faith. - Michael Krepon

This is a big deal for Pakistan. If an exception is to be made for India, it should be made for Pakistan, as well. That's Pakistan's position. - Michael Krepon

[However, naysayers are warning that the major shift envisaged by the Joint Declaration,] If implemented, would result in new rules of global nuclear commerce that the Bush administration has previously opposed... Is the US-India Nuclear Cooperation Good or Bad for Proliferation? - Michael Krepon

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