Blix skirts Indo-US N-deal, talks of WMD

Blix had, previously, criticised the Indo-US nuclear deal, saying it could fuel an arms race in Asia. Speaking at the India International Centre (IIC), he avoided repeating his stance and instead made a case for supporting the draft of the fissile material cut-off treaty which the US has submitted at the Conference on Disarmament at Geneva. He described it as a treaty that ought to have a “domino effect” in other countries.

He also came out in support of initiatives launched by the UN in defusing crises arising out of weapons of mass destruction and a nuclear fuel lease system that would enable fuel suppliers to supply to consumers (like Iran).