Atomic adolescent

The North Korean example suggests that even poor and impoverished nations can develop nuclear weapons and missiles. The inevitable diffusion of the 1950s’ vintage technologies means there will be more, not less, nuclear and missile proliferation in the future. Equally obvious is that a paralysed United Nations Security Council does not have the gumption to confront either North Korea or Iran. What India now needs is a healthy dose of realism in responding to the new challenges of proliferation.

In terms of its own security, India needs to focus on building a more robust nuclear deterrent as well as invest in the next generation of strategic technologies that relate to missile defence. On the external front, India must discard its current tentativeness on combating the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and join the other great powers in devising new strategies against nuclear proliferation.

Both these tasks demand that nuclear India moves away from rhetoric to responsible action .

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