Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)

Has the Minister posed questions about the extent to which this deal might impact upon the existing treaty and whether it might encourage breaches of the treaty? Might it be an example to friendly or unfriendly nations to breach or ignore the treaty in view of the fact that this particular deal is in place? Following his discussions with the American and Indian authorities, has the Minister formed an opinion on the extent to which damage might be done to the NPT as a result of the deal? Does he consider that other countries may take that as an example and proceed in a manner that may not be helpful either to the NTP or to world peace?

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