Australia and the non-proliferation treaty
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On 1 July 1968 the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and some fifty other states signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Australia has not yet signed, and this monograph examines the issues the treaty raises for her. The study is intended as a contribution to the debate on a major issue in foreign policy. It is critical of the Government's attitude as manifest in the United Nations debate on the treaty and argues that three criteria should govern Australia's...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Richardson, James L. | |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2017-04-18T05:55:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-04-18T05:55:34Z | |
dc.identifier | b1066997 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/114878 | |
dc.description.abstract | On 1 July 1968 the United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and some fifty other states signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Australia has not yet signed, and this monograph examines the issues the treaty raises for her. The study is intended as a contribution to the debate on a major issue in foreign policy. It is critical of the Government's attitude as manifest in the United Nations debate on the treaty and argues that three criteria should govern Australia's signing: the treaty's probable value as a brake on the further spread of nuclear weapons, its effect on Australia{u2019}s civil nuclear development, and its effect on Australia{u2019}s external security. It then proceeds to examine these considerations and concludes that Australia should sign, though not unconditionally. The issue is of fundamental importance for Australia; nor is it one whose relevant considerations are wholly technical or specialist. It is, therefore, a subject of unusual interest for those interested in Australia{u2019}s foreign policy, specialist and layman alike. | |
dc.format.extent | 24 pages | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_AU | |
dc.publisher | Australian National University Press | |
dc.rights | Author/s retain copyright | |
dc.subject.ddc | 341.6/72/0994 | |
dc.subject.lcc | JX1974.7 .R5 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nuclear nonproliferation. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Nuclear disarmament. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Australia Foreign relations Treaties. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Australia Foreign relations 1945-1965. | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Australia Foreign relations. | |
dc.title | Australia and the non-proliferation treaty | |
dc.type | Book | |
dc.date.issued | 1968 | |
local.publisher.url | http://press.anu.edu.au/ | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
dc.date.updated | 2017-04-18T05:55:33Z | |
local.bibliographicCitation.placeofpublication | Canberra, ACT, Australia | |
dcterms.accessRights | Open Access | |
dc.provenance | This republication is part of the digitisation project being carried out by Scholarly Information Services/Library and ANU Press under the provisions of Section 200AB of the Copyright Act, 1968 - http://www6.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ca1968133/s200ab.html | |
Collections | ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) ANU Press (1965-Present) |
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