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Inside Chandrayaan I : Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft undergoing pre-launch tests Moon Impact Probe integration with Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft Readying Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft for Thermovac test Fully integrated Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (left) and loading it to Thermovac Chamber (right) PSLV-C11 Third and Fourth Stages : PSLV-C11 fourth stage PSLV-C11 Vehicle stacked up to fourth stage Hoisting of third and fourth stages of PSLV-C11 PSLV-C11 Second Stage : Hoisting of PSLV-C11 Second Stage PSLV-C11 Second Stage with its VIKAS engine PSLV-C11 First Stage : Loading of PSLV-C11 First Stage Nozzle End Segment PSLV-C11 First Stage Nozzle End Segment on its way to Vehicle Assembly Building Positioning of PSLV-C11 First Stage Nozzle End Segment over launch pedestal PSLV-C11 Strap-on : Unloading a PSLV-C11 strap-on from transporter at Vehicle Assembly Building Fully Assembled First Stage surrounded by strap-ons of PSLV-C11 PSLV-C11 On Launch Pad : PSLV-C11 comming out from Vehicle A...

_______________ Surajit Dasgupta _______________ Going by science, electricity from nuclear energy was an afterthought. Going by history, China eyes Arunachal Pradesh the way Saddam Hussein eyed Kuwait. Talking about the present, India is still surrounded by hostile countries. In terms of dealing with defence apparatus, this country, which never built a dangerous weapon before its enemy did, is being asked to trust the United States, the sanctimonious international preacher that is itself a proliferator. In terms of both legalese and its interpretation, most international laws to check nuclear weapons are not ratified by the country that urges every other country to sign them. In these circumstances comes the 123 Agreement, all in all, a conspiracy to deviate India’s attention from where India needs nuclear energy to where it does not The science of afterthought Let’s begin from the beginning. When a motley group of maverick American innovators first set about to harness nuclear energy...