nuclear-news

Australian uranium mining dilemma | Herald Sun

Australian uranium mining dilemma

Herald Sun Jill Singer

September 15, 2008 12:00am

THE mining of our uranium is digging Australia into one big geo-political hole.

Russia, India and China all desperately want to get their hands on our massive deposits of uranium.

We’ve said yes to China, no to India and, as for Russia, we’ve swung from yes to no to probably one day.

It should never have come to this.

It is true that PM Kevin Rudd inherited this nuclear nightmare from John Howard, but the ALP should have seen it coming and tried to avert it.

Russia, India and China are all armed with nuclear weapons, but deny they want our uranium for weapons use and pledge to use it only for peaceful purposes.

How can we trust any of them, when they don’t even trust each other?……………………….How could any sane person trust Russian PM Vladimir Putin?……………………Soon after his uranium deal with Australia, Putin went on national TV to boast that he was expanding Russia’s nuclear weapons capabilities………………………..

What remains unmentioned is that Russia was also waiting for India to gain this waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group in order to build four more nuclear reactors in India.

Australia’s exploitation of its substantial uranium deposits brings to mind the expression: “Lie down with dogs, you’ll get up with fleas.”

For those who hoped for a healthy dose of political change, patience is starting to wear thin.

Australian uranium mining dilemma | Herald Sun

Tags: nuclear, antinuclear, radioactive, uranium

September 15, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics