Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

CIAO DATE: 08/2012

The Last Domino to Fall: Australia, Uranium, and the India Deal

Sharon Squassoni, Talitha Dowds

July 2012

Center for Strategic and International Studies

Abstract

In this policy perspective, Talitha Dowds and Sharon Squassoni write of Australia's recent decision to allow uranium exports to India. The essay explores Australian nuclear trade policy and the decision to supply India as well as the broader impact of Australia's decision on the nonproliferation regime.