Uranium – The Costly Cake We Sell
Australian policy over Uranium exports seems to be constantly shifting. While we stand firmly opposed to dealing with nations refusing to sign the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, we seem to be at crossroads when it comes to dealing with Russia and communist states like China. An Australian Federal Parliamentary Committee recently recommended that the Govt. should not proceed with Uranium Exports to Russia unless they comply to certain fundamental conditions that prevent misuse of uranium. At the same time BHP Billiton recently predicted that Uranium exports to China will continue for decades. Very little protests has been directed towards exports to China. Are we torn between principles and policies or is it a complex case of double standards.