Antinuclear

Australia backing India for U.N. Security Council, despite India’s nuclear weapons boom

Can you believe it?   Australia is now likely to lose its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, because it has decided to disregard India’s nuclear militarism – in particular, India’s refusal to sign the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty.

But hey, the Australian governmnet now has the gall to back India, even as India is ramping up its long range nuclear missile production, – to back India’s bid for a seat on the U.N. Security Council.

This is likely to be seen as two militaristic nations backing each other. – Christina Macpherson

Aus supports India’s claim for permanent UNSC seat, The Economic Times, 8 DEC, 2011, NEW DELHI: Australia supported India’s claim for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council and said the decision of its ruling party on supplying Uranium to New Delhi has removed any “potential irritant” in their growing bilateral relationship.

On a three-day visit to India, Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said the two countries have also agreed to look into prospects of enhancing practical military cooperation by holding bilateral naval exercises in future. … http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/11032000.cms

December 9, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international