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| Hill warns companies over possible WMD exports |
| 2004-11-30 |
| The Federal Government has issued a warning to Australian companies exporting technology that may inadvertently be used to create weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Defence Minister Robert Hill says some organisations dealing in areas such as nuclear technology are closely monitored when they develop dual use products for export. Senator Hill says the Government will reject applications to export dual use products that have the potential to be used in weapons of mass destruction programs. "There have been suggestions that some may have been exported from Australia innocently that have been used within WMDs, at least research programs and that's something that we watch very carefully," he said. Senator Hill says current international non-proliferation regimes are ill-equipped to stop weapons of mass destruction falling into the hands of terrorists. He says the Government wants to see all other countries in our region adopting the same restrictions on exports. |
| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #1 [extra wild-eyed ranty rant full of excess - lotsa fun, heh] Well hell. If the technologies are just too tough to track and the "dual use" issue would be just too tough on business, well, that leaves just one option... [/extra wild-eyed ranty rant full of excess - lotsa fun, heh] F**kin Duh. Support Hill - who has a pair and is telling it like it really is, rather than how some wish it was. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-30 11:51:10 AM |