India Fissions Its Nuclear Research.

This article reports that U.S. and Indian officials gathered in New Delhi, India last week to start delicate negotiations over how India will separate its vast nuclear establishment into military and civilian components. In July, the allies agreed to share nuclear technology and expertise, an accord that promises to make India, which has refused to sign the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, a fullblown member of the atomic club. Although some facilities, such as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai, would likely stay secret, there will be a tug of war over others, including the fast breeder facility in Kalpakkam. Under the new agreement, facilities declared civilian would come under international safeguards and enable scientists to collaborate. Finalizing the much-touted nuclear deal itself will require a series of changes to U.S. law and international rules, which the United States and India hope to see happen by early next year.