The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal has carried MAPW Vice President Dr Amanda Ruler’s piece on the connections between AUKUS, nuclear weapons, and human health:
Acquiring nuclear-powered submarines incorporates us into US war and nuclear conflict planning. It clearly escalates tensions among nuclear- armed and regional states. Australia’s proposed submarine acquisition exploits a never before used loophole in the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. It has resulted in a number of other countries expressing interest in doing the same, raising concerns about proliferation of nuclear weapons grade highly enriched uranium (HEU).