1. The Last Domino to Fall: Australia, Uranium, and the India Deal
- Author:
- Sharon Squassoni and Talitha Dowds
- Publication Date:
- 07-2012
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Abstract:
- In late 2011, Australia decided to allow uranium exports to India, creating an exception from its long-standing policy of exporting uranium only to countries with full-scope safeguards. Australia was one of a handful of countries that had not moved quickly to cash in on Indian nuclear trade. With its huge uranium resources (it is the third-largest producer of uranium ore and holds 40 percent of known uranium reserves), one would expect Australia to be seriously bullish on nuclear energy and active in export promotion. Yet for decades this significant nuclear supplier has struggled to balance domestic and foreign priorities in the nuclear area. This essay explores Australian nuclear trade policy and the decision to supply India.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, International Trade and Finance, Nuclear Weapons, and Natural Resources
- Political Geography:
- India and Australia/Pacific