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Why is Australia so quiet about the Nuclear Summit?

It would appear to be irresponsible for Australia not to be represented at leadership level when the full security implications of the nuclear fuel cycle are being debated

Australia’s PM won’t be at world nuclear summit Radio Australia,April 9, 2010 “……… Still, some say it’s crucial that Mr Rudd goes to Washinton next week. Rory Medcalf is director of International Security at the Lowy Institute for International Policy

.MEDCALF: Obama is going to need all the help he can get in tightening controls on nuclear exports to prevent the risk of nuclear materials falling into terrorist hands and to tighten the net around Iran as it seeks to acquire nuclear weapons.

The second reason is Australia’s wider credibility in the nuclear debate. The fact that Kevin Rudd himself commissioned a landmark study on nuclear disarmament and yet it seems is not turning up when the recommendations from that study are on the table.

And the third reason is Australia’s reputation as a uranium supplier. We have the world’s largest deposits of uranium. It would appear to be irresponsible for Australia not to be represented at leadership level when the full security implications of the nuclear fuel cycle are being debated. Radio Australia:Connect Asia:Story:Australia’s PM won’t be at world nuclear summit

April 13, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, uranium