US Nationalism

US seeks to end dispute with UK on fighter jets

Looks like the US got caught in its protectionist habits with this one. The article also indicated that in the past the US shared computer technology with the Brits therefore they were wondering why the protest now. The program is $2 billion and supportive of a lot of US jobs.

Nuclear suppliers raise doubts on US-India deal

Remember last month, President Bush went to India. There, he signed a bi-lateral agreement (with the support of UK, France and Russia) that allowed India to keep its nuclear weapons in trade for US contracts on 8 civilian nuclear energy sources. The argument is that this will promote global efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons (!!!). Does this not go against the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty that N. Korea pulled out of in 2003, continuing tensions in Iran on the same subject and Pakistani black market sales?

Seems like the US is banking a lot on nationalism, be it US jobs in the jet fighter industry or nuclear reactor industry.