USA - Consistently Inconsistent! (5)

Once again the USA has displayed its propensity for and policy of exceptionalism for strategic allies against a consistent stand, in this case, that of the dangers of nuclear weapon. But then the USA under President Bush has been a bad example itself when it comes to proliferation of N-weapons.

Bush has reversed long standing US policy of not sharing nuclear technology with countries that have refused to sign the Treaty on Non Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, by now agreeing to provide India with sensitive US nuclear technology that can be used in either a civilian or a military programme. As to be expected , the agreement does not require India to cease production of weapons-grade uranium.

Additionally India will be provided with conventional weapons systems and be permitted to buy the long sought-after Arrow Missile System developed by Israel with US technology.

Why this change of heart?

The US sees it as part of its strategy to contain China by encircling the emeging Asian super economic power. The Americans view China as it greatest threat for the coming decades. It must have decided that playing footsies with India to surround and neutralise China, in other words using India for its strategic ends, may be worth the risk of nuclear proliferation and the undermining of its own long standing policy.

Some nonproliferation specialists were bloody pissed as they see the special treatment of India will undermine the current talks on the North Korean programme and the Europeans' attempts to persuade Iran not to go nuclear. There there is India’s arch nemesis who also has a nuclear programme of her own. The Pakis may decide to go wild with her own programme.

But it’s normal, the USA has once again demonstrate that it is consistently inconsistent.

This is most noticeable in its consistency of strategic manoeuvres to encircle or compete with China – and the concurrent inconsistencies by the abandonment of its long standing policies, which are still applicable to countries it doesn't consider as strategic allies. The latter makes the USA a hypocrite.

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(4) USA – Consistently Inconsistent! (4)