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Concern about nuclear weapons make Greens oppose uranium to India

India has never signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty,

Greens party says no to uranium export to India. ZEENEWS.com, September 14, 2010, Melbourne: Australia’s Greens party which sent its first lawmaker to the parliament this election, has strongly opposed uranium mining and its export to non-Non Proliferation Treaty  countries like India, saying the move could have global repercussions.

Greens nuclear spokesman Scott Ludlam said the minor party wanted to curb uranium mining near Kakadu National Park and could not “contemplate” exports to Russia or India.”That would have global repercussions. India has never signed the nuclear non-proliferation treaty,” he said.
Ludlam said he wanted to explain the Greens’ stance to Energy and Resources Minister Martin Ferguson as the issue sparks environmental and social concerns.
“We are not opposing it through some sort of ideological bent,” he said.

“There are some really serious economic, social, environmental and Aboriginal issues at stake here if we just allow this industry to plough ahead,” he was quoted as saying by ‘The Daily Telegraph’.

Ludlam said uranium mining was a difficult, volatile industry to make money from, and warned investors to be careful. ……..

September 15, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear, nuclear weapons