by CKR
The waivers for the United States to supply India with nuclear technology were passed by the House of Representatives, clean as a hound's tooth of those nasty amendments that might have required India to act more or less as the rest of the world does relative to weapon-making.
Remaining hurdles are a Senate vote, scheduled for September, and the requirement of developing inspection procedures with the International Atomic Energy Agency that will be acceptable to the Nuclear Suppliers' Group.
And that's not all. Hearings on John Bolton's nomination as UN ambassador begin today.
Update: The New York Times says it was lobbying that defeated any desire to maintain the NPT.