Gareth Evans, a Labor luminary, has called on Australia to lobby the US to promise 'no first use' of nuclear weapons, citing the decline of global arms control agreements. He emphasized the need for Australia to take a leadership role in addressing nuclear threats in the region.
The Labor luminary Gareth Evans has urged Australia to lobby the US to promise “no first use” of nuclear weapons , warning that global arms control agreements “are now either dead or on life support”.Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal
While the group’s letter to Albanese is not specific about policy measures, Evans offered his own view that Australia’s status as a close US ally “gives us a particularly significant potential role” in pushing to reduce nuclear risks. Evans said the fact the Biden administration walked away from such a position in its October 2022 nuclear posture review “should be seen not as the end of the argument, but the beginning - an advocacy challenge for us”.
In addition to seeking universal support for “no first use”, Evans said other potential risk-reduction measures include cutting the number of weapons ready for immediate use.
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