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From:          joy@antenna.nl
To:            wiseamster@antenna.nl
Date:          Thu
14 May 1998 15:44:29
Subject:       headlines 12-05-1998
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WASHINGTON
May 12
1998 - The CIA will investigate how it could fail to
detect the preparations for India's nuclear tests.

NEW DELHI
May 12
1998 - The U.S.
Japan and Russia a.o. have condemned
the three nuclear tests India conducted on monday. China expressed its
grave concern
over the tests after 24 hours.

SAN FRANSISCO
May 12
1998 - Bechtel National Inc. will lead a
consortium that includes Electricite de France (EdF) and the Battelle
Memorial Institute to stabilize the Chernobyl sarcophagus.

LONDON
May 12
1998 - Seventeen percent of the world's electricity is
generated by nuclear power plants the IAEA reported. At the end of 1997
437 npp's where in operation worldwide.

POKHRAN
May 12
1998 - India has conducted three nuclear tests near
Khetolai. The 400 inhabitants of the village were evacuated 3 hours
before the tests. Defense experts say there was no release of
radioactivity into the atmosphere.

WASHINGTON
May 12
1998 - The U.S. will cut of its defense cooperation
with India the latter conducted three nuclear tests. Military
cooperation between the two countries is very modest.

BONN
May 12
1998 - Germany has called of aid talks with India in a
response to the Indian nuclear tests.

TOKYO
May 12
1998 - Japan considers freezing loans and aid to India
after the Indian nuclear tests.

ISLAMABAD
May 12
1998 - Pakistan says it is ready to conduct a nuclear
test of its own; the U.S.
Canada
Australia and New Zealand withdrew
their ambassadors from India; the U.S. will impose economical sanctions
on India in a respons to India's nuclear tests.

NEW DELHI
May 12
1998 - In India the three nuclear tests seem to be
welcomed by the public.


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