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- Title
Whatever Happened to the Australian Role in the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership?
- Authors
Reynolds, Wayne
- Abstract
In 2003, Iraq was invaded, ostensibly to remove a nuclear threat, by a coalition led by George W. Bush. At the same time select allies were invitited to participate in Bush's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership which aimed to limit the spread of nuclear enrichment and reprocessing. This came as climate change gave emphasis to the development of nuclear energy, especially in Asia. With an abundant supply of uranium and strict nuclear safeguards, Australia was well placed to provide a site for the full suite of nuclear services. The recent AUKUS nuclear submarine agreement has underscored its failure to do so. This article makes the case for the adoption of nuclear power as a necessary step in the development of advanced manufacturing; the provision of a domestic capability to fuel nuclear attack submarines and other naval craft; and as a contribution to global nuclear non‐proliferation.
- Subjects
IRAQ; NUCLEAR energy; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; NUCLEAR nonproliferation; ENERGY development; NUCLEAR submarines; NUCLEAR fuels; ADOPTIVE parents
- Publication
Australian Journal of Politics & History, 2023, Vol 69, Issue 4, p580
- ISSN
0004-9522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/ajph.12837