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Nuclear Issues Handbook (1984)
| Author | R.Coleman |
| Date | March 1984 |
| Classification | 4.22.0.00/04 (AUSTRALIA - GENERAL) |
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From the publication:
NUCLEAR ISSUES INTRODUCTION THE WORLD FIRST FOUND OUT ABOUT NUCLEAR POWER WHEN TWO NUCLEAR BOMBS DESTROYED HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI IN 1945. THE NUCLEAR FISSION PROCESS WAS FIRST DEVELOPED AS A WEAPON. THE U.S., THE U.K., THE U.S.S.R. AND CHINA EXPLICITLY DEVELOPED NUCLEAR WEAPONS FIRST. IN FRANCE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER WERE DEVELOPED TOGETHER AND THE INDIAN BOMB WAS SECRETLY DEVELOPED WITH ITS CIVIL POWER PROGRAM. NOW IT IS RECOGNISED THAT CIVIL NUCLEAR CAPABILITY ALSO PROVIDES WEAPONS OPTIONS GIVEN ENOUGH TIME AND MONEY. NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION ARE, AND ALWAYS HAVE BEEN, TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN. THE BASIC FUEL OF BOTH NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS IS URANIUM. AUSTRALIA IS A SIGNIFICANT URANIUM PRODUCER AND THEREFORE A CONTRIBUTOR TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROLIFERATION. IN FACT, ALL ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR WAR, CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION AND URANIUM MINING ARE INTER-RELATED. THIS HANDBOOK IS DESIGNED TO GIVE BASIC FACTS AND COMMENTARY ON THE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE NUCLEAR PROBLEM AND SHOW THEIR INTERCONNECTION. IT IS HOPED IT WILL ENCOURAGE AND SHOW THE NEED FOR, INCREASED DEBATE ON THESE ISSUES WITHIN THE ALP, IN THE MEDIA, AND IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IN THESE ISSUES, IGNORANCE AND APATHY POSE THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR SURVIVAL. FACTUAL INFORMATION IS WRITTEN IN CAPITAL TYPE. SOURCES ARE IN BRACKETS. Commentary and argument are in italics type.
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