Australian nukes?

Australian nukes?

Two Australian companies are listed in "The Directory of Australian Industry Defence Capability DRB 29", 1990, as being involved in the manufacture of nuclear ordnance.

In the Directory's Section 3 — Products, the Extrusion Machine Co (Australia) Pty Ltd, Bankstown, Sydney, is listed under "Nuclear Projectiles" and "Fuzing and Firing Devices, Nuclear Ordnance", while Applied Research of Australia Pty Ltd, Technology Park, SA is listed under "Nuclear Rockets".

Perhaps Mr Hawke would care to explain how these directory entries square with what he said to Warwick Beutler during the ABC's AM radio program on 19 Feb 1990?

He said, "... I'm saying, on the fundamental question of whether you have nuclear weapons stationed in Australia or not, Mr Peacock would abolish our adherence to the Treaty that I negotiated, which prevents that happening."

I wonder whether AIDEX 1991 will exhibit Australian nuclear weapon technology and whether Mr Hawke will have the gall to open it?
Gareth W.R. Smith
(Nuclear Disarmament Party)
O'Connor ACT

From GLW issue 28