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India vs. Pakistan
Proponents Say: Press for a Nuclear Freeze in South Asia.
- Press India and Pakistan to accept a formal nuclear test ban, a freeze on
missile flight tests, and a freeze on the further production of fissile
material.
- Use threats of diplomatic isolation and economic sanctions, coupled with
promises of generous economic assistance, to back up U.S. diplomacy on the
freeze option.
Opponents
Say: The Nuclear-Freeze Approach is Not Effective.
- The United States tried the nuclear-freeze approach during the Clinton administration
and accomplished little.
- The United States imposed harsh economic sanctions on both countries after
their May 1998 nuclear tests, but soon lifted most of them because they had
little impact and threatened to cause economic instability in Pakistan. It
is not practical to impose sanctions against India or Pakistan at this time,
because the United State needs their cooperation in rebuilding Afghanistan
and in the global war against terrorism.
- Providing a massive economic assistance program in return for nuclear restraint
would be rewarding proliferation.
Other countries might be encouraged to start down the road toward acquiring
nuclear weapons and long-range missiles in the hope of obtaining a similar
U.S. "buy-out."
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