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Gillard ‘couldn’t give a toss’ about nuke control history: Ludlam

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Resources Minister Martin Ferguson contends that the current policy is a hangover from the 1970s that allows us to sell uranium to China and Russia but not to the democratic nation of India. However, India hasn’t signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (or NPT), which has long been considered the diplomatic cornerstone of global nuclear weapons control.(Image by Truthout.org on Flickr)

Julia Gillard has flagged her support for a change in Labor Party policy to allow uranium sales to India, but Greens Senator Scott Ludlam says that the move is dangerous, and will contribute to the arms race occurring in the region.

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Tuesday, November 15 2011
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Featured in storyScott Ludlam - Australian Greens Senator for WA
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