Byron Dorgan: “I listened intently to my two colleagues who apparently cannot find the ability to support this amendment. I do want to…”

“I listened intently to my two colleagues who apparently cannot find the ability to support this amendment. I do want to make a couple of observations. One of my colleagues said that India is in full compliance with its commitments. Well, yes, that is true. And the reason they are in full compliance with their commitments is they do not have the commitments we have. They have not signed the nonproliferation treaty. They do not have the commitments that we would expect of them. So are they in full compliance with the commitments that do not exist? I do not know. I mean, I guess. It is not much of an excuse for India, in my judgment. I don't understand that objection. The discussion of 'this agreement would cease if the following' omitted one key issue: 'This agreement will cease if India continues to produce additional nuclear weapons.' No, that was not included in this bill. Why? Because this agreement allows India to continue to produce additional nuclear weapons. That is at the root of this agreement; otherwise why would you have nuclear facilities put off limits behind a curtain, behind which India can produce additional nuclear bombs? So this issue of that we have safeguards, and this agreement will cease if the following exists, does not include that this agreement will cease if India continues to produce additional nuclear weapons. Why doesn't it include that provision? Because all of us here know what is going to happen.…”