In the Pacific region, where whole islands were obliterated in mid-century atom bomb tests and where nations have since agreed to ban the use of the weapons, nuclear fallout has once again become a top political issue.
At this week’s Pacific Islands Forum, member states have voiced concerns about Australia’s AUKUS pact, which will facilitate the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines from the US.
Japan’s release of treated wastewater from the 2011 Fukushima power plant disaster has caused worry as well.
“We’re expecting [nuclear issues] to be quite a strong focus at the summit,” Griffith Asia Institute Pacific Hub project lead Tess Newton Cain told Crikey.
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