India; an irresponsible state with nuclear weapons

“Under Article 39 of the UN Charter, it constitutes a direct threat to international peace and security, if a country is found to be noncompliant with its safeguards”. On the contrary, India is reported as an irresponsible state when it comes to international peace. On May 5, 2021, the seizure of more than seven kilograms of natural uranium from two unauthorized individuals in the Indian state of Maharashtra has raised many questions regarding the state’s control over this highly sensitive radioactive material. According to media reports, the uranium seized was highly radioactive and pure. Since India became a nuclear state, numerous incidents of collective and individual uranium theft and smuggling have taken place that indicates India as the most irresponsible and dangerous nuclear weapon state. With Hindutva terrorists ruling the country and RSS running thousands of terror centers called shakhas across India, a looming nuclear threat cannot be ruled out. This timeline includes only the events where at least One KG of radioactive material was sized, and reported; in 1994, Meghalaya police seized Two and Half KGs of uranium from a gang of four smugglers in the Domiasiat Region. In 1998, Police arrested an opposition politician possessing more than a … Continue reading India; an irresponsible state with nuclear weapons