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Stephen Dziedzic
Posted Fri 29 Jul 2022 at 2:16pm


Indonesia has issued a forceful warning about the dangers of sharing nuclear propulsion technology ahead of a high-profile United Nations meeting that is expected to scrutinise Australia's plans to develop nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS pact.

In a submission to next month's UN review of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Indonesia's government said it "notes with concern the potential consequences" that transferring nuclear submarine technology could have for the global non-proliferation regime.

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Jakarta has repeatedly expressed unease about Australia's nuclear submarines push, and its submission repeats several of the main arguments made by opponents of Australia's nuclear submarine ambitions


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-29/i.../101282786