LET 'EM EAT NUKES.(economic effects of armament by India and Pakistan)

From: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Date: September 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Two years after their nuclear tests, India and Pakistan are less secure, economically weaker, and plagued with increasing poverty.

AN INDIAN TELEVISION COMMERCIAL for a local whiskey shows two stern-faced border guards, one in the khaki of the Pakistani army, the other in Indian army olive green. They stare intently at one another. Then the guard in olive green pulls out a bottle of whiskey and offers it to the other. After a little hesitation, the guard in khaki reaches for the bottle from behind a barbed wire fence and takes a swig.

Fast forward to reality. Visitors to ...

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