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Yesterday, our hon. Home Minister was referring to the report of the Task Force on Terrorism and Unconventional Warfare of the U.S. Congress, the report prepared by Mr. Youssef Bodansky, who is the Editor of the Jane's Defence Weekly. He has produced many books also. I do not want to repeat what Shri Advani stated. But I would like to quote from this document which is very relevant at this point of time. I quote:

"This clearly indicates that the Pakistani Government has bravely displayed its nuclear capability... Pakistan is really in a position to strike a heavy blow against India through its nuclear capability... The strategic logic of using the nuclear factor to offset any deficiencies in conventional military power has been the corner-stone of Pakistan's nuclear strategy."

Mr. Chairman, Sir, coming to the arms race, the Prime Minister in his statement, in para 14 of the statement, which has been laid on the Table of the House, stated and I quote:

"India shall not engage in arms race. India shall not subscribe or re-invent the doctrine of the Cold War".

I do not know how the statement was made by the Prime Minister of this country. I would like to know whether the statement stands valid even after Pakistan has gone in for five nuclear tests.

I would like to know from the Government as to whether this statement remains valid or not. If it remains valid, I do not know whether the Government has control over what is going on. What is the scenario? I would like to briefly share this with the House. We already know what Pakistan has done after our nuclear test. I am not going into it. What did Mr. Clinton say? President Clinton told Mr.Nawaz Sharif, to help them work together to guarantee Pakistan's security. This is what Mr. Clinton has said, that is America will guarantee Pakistan's security. This is the reaction of President Clinton. The United States ... (Interruptions) I do not understand why they are interrupting like this when such a serious issue is being discussed.

I would like to quote from, what is called, a very conservative newspaper, The Hindu. It says and I quote:

"With Pakistan's detonation of five nuclear devices yesterday, indicating an inevitable succumbing to the pressure of the arms race initiated by India under the stewardship of the Vajpayee administration. It is painfully clear that the region is heading for a period of grave crisis. There is little doubt that the provocative and the chauvinistic attitudes struck by the Vajpayee Government have brought the country to the edge of a precipice".

Not only that, the high priests of cold war have created a doctrine called MAD, that is the Mutual Assured Destruction. Unless one reaches that level, one cannot stop producing it. So, we should have enough material to destroy the enemies and the enemies also should have enough to destroy us. Till both will get that kind of perception, we will not stop producing further bomb. There are several war doctrines. This is one of the doctrines. Are we going to follow that MAD doctrine?

Nobody would wish to see a South Asian equivalent of the Cuban missile crisis. We saw the cold war. There is all round insecurity borne out of uncertainty that we saw in the early days of East-West cold war. It took some time to keep nuclear weapons under lock and key and to learn for the Western countries like America and the then Soviet Union as to how to communicate in a crisis. But here, our Defence Minister says it has been weaponised. Our former Prime Minister has asked a clarification; if so, who is having the command, who is having the control. Is it the military General, Prime Minister or the Cabinet, we do not know. What is the decision making time? There is no buffer between India and our neighbours. We do not have early warning system. According to our Home Minister, we are having proxy war. There is terrorism. People are coming here and shooting our people. We should look at it in this context. Minor skirmishes can be contained but if mis-calculations take place, the ultimate consequence can be devastating. I would like to quote what a Pakistani Professor feels about the nuclear bomb. He is an Associate Professor of Physics in Islamabad University. I quote: