Antinuclear

Nuclear power and Australia’s civil liberties – theme for February 2011

The nuclear fuel cycle means that civil liberties must be restricted.  Already in Australia they are restricted because of the dangers to:  – American military installations based in Australia, Lucas Heights nuclear reactor, uranium mines, uranium transport.

Civil liberties must be restricted in view of risks of terrorism, need for scrutiny of workers, need for strong law enforcement and weakening of court proceedings – dramatically so, in the case of any nuclear emergency

And, let’s not forget, Australians’ civil liberties are restricted in the (lack of) flow of information about government nuclear dealings with USA and other countries.

How much more will Australia lose, of its fragile civil liberties, if we let our government take this country into nuclear power, and to importing radioactive nuclear wastes!

January 31, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Christina reviews