Weapons inspector fears new arms race
Sarah Smiles
August 27, 2007
Former top UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has warned that Australian uranium sales to India could help the country generate nuclear weapons.
He said Australian uranium sales could free up India to use its own uranium to create weapons-grade material and heighten tensions in the region. Dr Blix said the world had entered a dangerous period of re-armament.
To read the full article from The Age, click on:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/weapons-inspector-fears-new-arms-race/2007/08/26/1188066946419.html
August 27, 2007
Former top UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has warned that Australian uranium sales to India could help the country generate nuclear weapons.
He said Australian uranium sales could free up India to use its own uranium to create weapons-grade material and heighten tensions in the region. Dr Blix said the world had entered a dangerous period of re-armament.
To read the full article from The Age, click on:
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/weapons-inspector-fears-new-arms-race/2007/08/26/1188066946419.html
posted by Pax Christi @ Thursday, August 30, 2007
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