About the Campaign
Mission Statement
The Campaign for Responsibility in Nuclear Trade believes that the United States and India can and should expand their ties and common interests as free democracies through cooperation in trade, scientific and medical research, high-technology, energy technology, and education. The United States and India also share a vital interest in reducing the global dangers posed by nuclear weapons through effective nonproliferation and disarmament measures.
The Campaign opposes the July 2005 proposal for civil nuclear cooperation with India and the additional U.S. concessions made to India as a result of subsequent negotiations because they pose far-reaching and adverse implications for U.S. and international security, global nuclear non-proliferation efforts, human life and health, and the environment.
The deal fails to bring India sufficiently into conformance with responsible nonproliferation and disarmament behavior expected of advanced nuclear states. The deal will increase India¹s nuclear weapons production capability, exacerbate a nuclear arms race in the region, undermine international non-proliferation norms, and encourage the creation of large nuclear material stockpiles that will be an inviting target for terrorists in the region. It also fails to address most effectively India¹s growing energy needs and would create economic opportunities for foreign nuclear industry without any guarantee for U.S. businesses.
The Campaign for Responsibility in Nuclear Trade is a partnership project including:
Partners
All Souls Nuclear Disarmament Task Force
Americans for Democratic Action
Arms Control Advocacy Collaborative
British American Security Information Council
Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Federation of American Scientists
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Institute for Religion and Public Policy
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
Nuclear Information Resource Information Service (NIRS)
Physicians for Social Responsibility
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington office
United Methodist Church, General Board of Church and Society
Women’s Action for New Directions
Advisors
Dr. Robert G. Gard, Jr., Lt. Gen., U.S. Army (Ret.), Senior Military Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Subrata Ghoshroy, Director, Promoting Nuclear Stability in South Asia project, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ambassador Robert Grey (Ret.), former US Representative to the Conference on Disarmament and Director of the Bipartisan Security Group
Dr. Christopher Paine, Nuclear Program Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Dr. Leonard Weiss, former staff director of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Nuclear Proliferation and the Committee on Governmental Affairs