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The Lowy Institute's dangerous nuclear propaganda : Comments

By Jim Green, published 28/12/2012

A close looks at the Lowy Institute's work in relation to uranium sales to India suggests it is a dangerous, reactionary propaganda outfit.

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Has anyone remembered Tom Lehrer's song "Who's Next?"
Posted by JenniferGJ, Friday, 28 December 2012 8:55:03 AM
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It is possible that a nuclear exchange will result in the end of the human race without wiping out all life on earth. Another species may then evolve with the capacity for nuclear physics but with a greater instinct for species preservation than our species has shown.
Posted by david f, Friday, 28 December 2012 9:01:20 AM
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What we need is the emergence of Neo-humans. Neo-humans are actually intelligent unlike the current crop of human who are so deranged that they think they are intelligent. Look at our world. Only morons could have created such a mess.

Neo-humans can see clearly that war and nukes are favored only by Barbarians and Philistines. Neo-humans can comprehend that Greed for treasure and power is leading us towards extinction, perhaps in a matter of weeks and months.

Any so-called 'Think-Tank' that promotes nuclear expansion in any form is obviously devoid of thinkers.

Thinkers do not become advocates for inevitable nuclear holocausts. Only complete fools do that!
Posted by David G, Friday, 28 December 2012 9:24:06 AM
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There is a false premise which underlies this article.

Jim Green has linked trade in uranium for power generation purposes with enriched nuclear weapons grade uranium. They are not the same and there is no logical link between the two.

Native uranium contains about 0.7% U238. The remainder is U235. Weapons grade material has been enriched to almost pure U238, which is far more difficult to handle and to manufacture than is power station fuel grade fuel rods, which contain much lower proportions of U238 and are less "hot" and are certainly useless in warheads.

The problem in relation to nuclear proliferation is not in any way due to making or using uranium in power stations. That is not the pathway via which weapons grade materials are manufactured anywhere in the world. Currently, in Iran, a rogue government is well along the track of producing weapons grade materials via isotope separation - enrichment, which is the same pathway that the South Africans, Israellis, the Pakinstanis and others obtained their warhead materials. They did not use power station materials for warheads and neither did India.

That is why the international community is for more concerned about enrichment programs than it is about any other facet of the nuclear weapons industry.

Those who seek to limit spread of nuclear arms must consider whether proposals to limit peaceful energy programs will have any effect on the outcome which they seek.

It will not.

Jim's concern is mistaken. It should also be understood by readers that Jim Green earns his income from this activity - it is his job. He is clearly conflicted and certainly not independent.

The weapons problem is and always has been primarily due to the operation by national goverments of speciallised isotopic separation plants which have been designed and constructed specifically to produce highly concentrated nuclear fuel, not uranium used in electrical power generation.
Posted by JohnBennetts, Friday, 28 December 2012 2:31:36 PM
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The decision to sell Uranium to India was made right after sent India their Deputy PM to CHOGM.This is the Commonwealth Heads of Govt and India was sending a clear message that the Commonwealth was losing it's grip on India.

Their real fear is that India may join forces with China against the West.To empower India against China works for the divide and conquer strategy of the West.Labor just obeyed their masters and sold Uranium to India.

No one mentions Israel who have 200+ nukes and also is not a signatory to the NNPT.
Posted by Arjay, Saturday, 29 December 2012 10:42:34 AM
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Dear Arjay,

Many people including me have mentioned Israel's nukes and refusal to sign the NNPT. Your statement that nobody mentions that is false as are many of your statements.
Posted by david f, Saturday, 29 December 2012 11:24:13 AM
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