RE: Canada Plutonium Debate Rages

["Franta, Jaroslav" <frantaj@aecl.ca>]

...the MOX issue is certainly a very politicised issue, as is evident from
this announcement by a politician in the House of Commons:

Monday 15 March, 1999
Ms. Alexa McDonough (Halifax, NDP): Mr. Speaker, that is right. It strongly
recommended against because weapons grade plutonium is highly retroactive.
- - - - - - - -

....for a better informed view, check out Jeremy Whitlock's Canadian Nuclear
FAQ - "Ten Reasons to Support Canada's Weapons Plutonium MOX Initiative"
posting at URL http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~cz725/mox.htm

jaro
frantaj@aecl.ca
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> Sent: 	Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:03 PM
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> Subject: 	Canada Plutonium Debate Rages
> 
> Wednesday July 14 2:18 PM ET 
> 
> Canada Plutonium Debate Rages
> 
> TORONTO (AP) - The Canadian government insists it wants to help 
> eliminate nuclear weapons, yet its plan to burn plutonium from 
> dismantled U.S. and Russian missiles is under fire from the country's 
> most ardent anti-nuclear groups.  
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