Nucleolus of nuclear Burma

Monday, 21 June 2010 13:04 Dr. Tint Swe

From time to time Burma draws media attention providing news of military coups, people’s uprisings, news of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and the like. The gross human rights violations, the state-sponsored forced labor practices and the use of child soldier issues are not appealing enough to create outside attention. Condemnations and paper resolutions by world bodies did not make many headlines either. But the last piece of nuclear news is like volcanic ashes spreading over the unwarranted preparation of the 2010 election in Burma.

The 37-page Nuclear Related Activities in Burma report by Robert E. Kelley and Ali Fowle was enough to stir the responsible media and the USA. The pre-planned visit of United States Senator Jim Webb cancelled his second trip to Burma because of that news. The neighboring countries, which would be inside the radius of the missile range supposed to be built by Burmese Generals, are yet to express any dissenting opinions on the subject. Nuclear big neighbors know well of complications and compulsions of being nuclear.

The experts call for independent assessment of the information received by the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), the radio and TV broadcasting station based in Oslo run by pro-democracy movement. The writers of the report also scientifically invited official clarification by IAEA. For the people of Burma there is no doubt at all that the military leaders will do everything pertinent that will aid their quest to remain in power.

The authors who are experts in the nuclear field wrote that Burma was ruled by a junta that had no real political philosophy other than greed. To add to the laundry lists of attacks, as the Generals are born-Buddhists they are living not only with Lobha (greed) but Dosa (anger) and Moha (delusion). Fear has always been there in generals’ mindset. They are afraid of losing power and the wealth they now hold illegitimately and want to simply hand it over to their trusted ones and relatives.

The report categorizes that they are unrealistic attempts of the Molecular Laser Isotope Separation project, unprofessional engineering drawings and the crude appearance of items. But today many countries international relations with Burma do business not on real situation as told by the suppressed people. Those governments just care for the other governments they are dealing. Those foreign ministers will be telling that is their foreign policy is pragmatic. There is no reason to suit the national interest if a neighbor becomes destructive nuclear nation.

Indeed, it is true that the regime believes nuclear weapons contribute to immunity which is being sought because they have repeatedly committed crimes against their own people. Burmese people want to know if the perpetrators are immune by possessing such missiles and weapon of mass destruction.

The Association of South-East Asia Nations (ASEAN) whose members jointly signed the Southeast Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty in 1995, are nothing but proud of nuclear motivation of one of its ten countries. It is because the charter allows being forever constructive to one another. The junta leader will not accept if others tell him that it is against the Bangkok Treaty. Though the junta has been going against the principle of upholding international law with respect to human rights, social justice and multilateral trade, nine others continued non-interference practice. Not only the ASEAN, but the SAARC also wants to embrace the junta. The question is which bloc can pay more to the go-getting generals.

The information gathering started five years ago and revealed that secret plan initiated a decade before. It took only a couple of months for Burmese elected representatives to realize that military would not yield to the results of the 1990 election. When they informed international community about it, it was not approved. Nuclear dream of Burmese junta has been apparent and known by the word since years ago but not believed. Now it is time the world to act. To stop nuclear it needs to stop the junta.

When nuclear experts from Pakistan fled to Burma 10 years ago, no foreigners thought it was true. The unholy alliance between Burma and North Korea was also reported by Burmese language radios. Even in early 2002 there were warning sings of the the suspicious North Korean ship, the Kang Nam I, docked at Thilawa shipyard which was built by the China National Constructional and Agricultural Machinery Import and Export Co (CAMC). Only America took some measures against the North Korean ship. But materials from North Korea, Russia, Germany, Singapore, and Europe are were already in existence at Thabeikkyin, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myaing, and maybe at unknown other sites.

This credible report is the last of leakages of classified information from the junta. In April 2006, Vice Senior General Maung Aye, the number 2, paid an official visit at the invitation of the prime minister of the Russian Federation. General Thura Shwe Mann, the number 3, also made a secret visit to North Korea in November 2008. The leaked information received by pro-democracy side included secret reports of those visits as well as the meeting minute between Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam and Burmese Senior General Than Shwe of 6th March 2006. In January this year Major Win Naing Kyaw and Foreign Ministry official U Thura Kyaw were sentenced to death and U Pyan Sein, a civilian was sentenced to 15 years for revealing state secrets.

The new hero major Sai Thein Win is hiding because he does not want to be the next Mordecai Vanunu, a former Israeli nuclear technician who also revealed details of nuclear weapon program of Israel in 1986 . Some Burmese intelligent officers are trained by Mossad, which lured the scientist back.

Before IAEA could investigate, the report proves the nucleolus of nuclear Burma.

The constitution written unilaterally and announced approved in the midst of devastating Cyclone is a part of long term strategy of Burmese Generals. Having the secret nuclear ambition, the generals won’t and can’t share power with parliamentarians from Aung San Suu Kyi’s party. So they keep her under detention and made NLD nonexistent. The upcoming election is nothing but to guard nuclear nightmare alive there in Burma.