Australian doctors condemn uranium sales to Russia
For example, the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has confirmed that Russia’s military sites are off limits for inspection”
20 March 2010, The Medical Association for Prevention of War today condemned the government proposal to sell uranium to Russia, in contravention of recommendations from its own parliamentary inquiry.
MAPW President DR Bill Williams responded: “As MAPW told the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties, the current safeguards cannot guarantee that Australian uranium would not end up in Russian nuclear weapons. The parliamentary inquiry recommended that Australia does not proceed with uranium sales to Russia until far more stringent measures are in place to separate Russia’s civilian and military facilities. “
“The decision fails to take seriously both the inadequacy of current safeguards as they relate to Russia, and Australia’s responsibilities as a uranium exporter.”
“It is important to remember that the five nuclear weapons states which are party to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), including Russia, are under much less scrutiny than states that do not yet have nuclear weapons. For example, the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has confirmed that Russia’s military sites are off limits for inspection” said Dr Williams……
See: www.mapw.org.au for the report “Illusion of Protection” on nuclear safeguards; and our submission to the Inquiry at
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jsct/14may2008/subs/sub6.pdf
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