The Nuclear Predicament
20 Nov 2011 Leave a Comment
Nuclear has become the hot topic in Australian politics right now.
On November 15th, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced that she wants Australia to allow sale of its uranium to India. Australia has an estimated 40% of the world’s uranium resources, and India is one of the largest nations currently undergoing industrial development in the world.
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is an international treaty that aims toward non proliferation of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, disarmament by currently armed nations and the right to peacefully use nuclear technology.
India is one of the few nations in the world that is not a signatory to the NNPT and is a nuclear armed nation. For decades, Australia has refused to sell its uranium to India unless it becomes a signatory to this treaty. The Indian government has consistently refused to sign the treaty.
India’s next door neighbour, fellow non-signatory and bicker-buddy Pakistan is also nuclear armed.
You can read in to all that in your own time.
I’m merely adding some context, so you understand the reason why using nuclear energy in Australia is being discussed again:
BACKGROUND:
Sydney AUS – 2GB – Ross Greenwood speaking with Ziggy Switkowski
Doctor Ziggy Switkowski – Wikipedia
Professor Mark Diesendorf – UNSW
In Lak’ech Ala K’in
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