NEWSLETTER |
Issue 4December 1999
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The Indian Scientists Against Nuclear Weapons (ISANW) was formed
immediately after Pokhran II nuclear tests conducted by India in May
1998, as a spontaneous reaction to the changed nuclear scenario in the
country. It aims to be a united informed body of scientists to work
against the proliferation of nuclear armaments in the country.
This monthly newsletter intends to keep its members updated about the
activities of the group, as well as to circulate important articles and news items
relevant to our work.
The United Nations has invited the world to celebrate One Day In Peace,
January 1, 2000 as the beginning of the International Year for the
Culture of Peace!
1000 organizations in over 130 nations are spreading the word...
Visit http://www.oneday.net/
ISANW is co-sponsoring the One Day In Peace Campaign for India.
In August of this year a draft document titled INDIAN NUCLEAR
DOCTRINE prepared by the National Security Advisory Board was made
public with a view to initiating national debate.
INDIAN SCIENTISTS AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS (Bangalore Chapter)
is therefore pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on
INDIA'S NUCLEAR POLICY
with special reference to
THE DRAFT NUCLEAR DOCTRINE
Panelists include
- Dr. T. Jayaraman
The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Chennai
- Dr. Arvind Kumar
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Bangalore
- Prof. Roddam Narasimha
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Bangalore
- Prof. Amulya K.N. Reddy
International Energy Initiative
Bangalore
The meeting will be chaired by Prof. D.P. Sengupta,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Time: 10.00 am-1:00 pm, 22nd January, 2000
Place: Raman Research Institute Main Auditorium
You are invited to join us for Lunch after the meeting.
S. Chatterjee,
V. Pati,
Madan Rao,
Joseph Samuel,
A. Sitaram
Sagar: a South Asia Research Journal
A Nuclear South Asia, Volume 7, 2000
The last two years has witnessed wholesale changes in the polities of
South Asiaís two nuclear powers, India and Pakistan. Among these changes
are nuclear capacity in both states and another conflict over Kashmir
fought in Kargil. The internal political dynamics of both countries have
also shifted considerably. A stellar victory by the BJP in India has
further emboldened right-wing elements of the Sangh Parivar and the
re-emergence of military rule in Pakistan is emblematic of a rightist trend
there as well. Further complicating matters is the onslaught of
neoliberalism, emanating from the US, in which ìnon-competitiveî economies
that engage in social spending are being marginalized, either by attrition
or by force.
Papers may discuss, but are not limited to, the following questions:
What does the next decade hold for the two nuclear states of South Asia?
Are the enmities too deep for constructive engagement? Are nuclear weapons
just another sword hanging over the population of these two states? What
does the nuclear state status of India and Pakistan mean, if anything, for
the other nations of South Asia?
Submissions are elicited from activists, policy makers, and scholars of
political science, economics, communications, anthropology, sociology,
history of science and other related fields on pertinent to the theme as
described above. While we have no strict length requirements, a maximum of
7,500 words (30 pages) is suggested. Footnotes and bibliographies should
follow the Chicago Manuel of Style. Book reviews are welcome as well.
Reviews need not follow the theme of the issue. Please send two copies of
your submission as well as a disk copy in MS Word by April 1, 2000 to:
Sagar-A South Asia Research Journal
c/o Center for Asian Studies
The University of Texas at Austin
WCH 4.134 (G9300)
Austin, TX 78712 USA
Email: sagrj@uts.cc.utexas.edu
- COX REPORT: STANFORD GROUP ISSUES A DETAILED REBUTTAL.
Back in May, after weeks of selected leaks and hype, a House Select
Committee, headed by Chris Cox (R-CA), released 700 soporific
pages of speculation about Chinese spying (WN 27 May 99). This
week, a group of five Stanford scholars issued a devastating 100-
page critique of the Cox Report. While noting that not all of
the report was unclassified, the Stanford group found unsupported
allegations, unwarranted conclusions, inflammatory language, and
factual errors. One of the authors, W.K.H. Panofsky (1974 APS
President), notes that while the Cox report fails to specifically
link losses to scientific exchanges, it nevertheless alleges that
essentially all Chinese visitors to the U.S. are potential spies.
- SECRETS: LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIST INDICTED FOR TAKING WORK HOME
It's been ten months since Wen Ho Lee was fired from his job at
the weapons lab and publically fingered as the chief suspect in
the leak of nuclear weapons information to China. The prime
suspect since 1995, Lee was not indicted until this week--and he
was not indicted for espionage. He was charged with 59 counts of
downloading. He is being held without bail. Mishandling nuclear
secrets is a serious offense, carrying a possible life sentence.
But there is a slight whiff of something else. The strange case
of Richard Jewell and the Olympic bombing in Atlanta immediately
comes to mind. The only case against Jewell, it turned out, was
that he matched an FBI profile. So, it would appear, does Wen Ho
Lee. Others, including CIA Director John Deutch, have downloaded
classified information, but they didn't fit the Cox profile.
Promoting ISANW
I would like to know whether ISANW has any items such as badges to use
for advocating and supporting your organization and goals?
If you have any available, please let me know what they are, the cost,
and how I can order some.
I work for a trade union and have been active in peace and disarmament
movements.
My postal address is
1623 Garden Street #7,
Santa Barbara, CA 93101,
USA
Edited by:
Radhika,
Tabish
Indian Scientists Against Nuclear Weapons
isanw@arbornet.org.
http://www.isanw.org/