Ankara 'adds' uranium clause in nuclear deal with Tokyo
Source: Hurriyet Daily News
Ankara demanded allowance for uranium enrichment and plutonium extraction in a nuclear export deal inked with Tokyo, a Japanese daily quoted as a Japanese Foreign Ministry official as saying.
A clause, which was added in the nuclear agreement signed by the two nations, upon Turkey’s demand prompted concerns over a possible proliferation of nuclear weapons.
The clause at issue allows Turkey to enrich uranium and extract plutonium, potentially creating nuclear material for weapons, Japanese daily Asahi Shimbun reported on Jan. 8.
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Japanese exports and anti-nuclear opposition members voice concerns over Japan’s first nuclear export after the Fukushima disaster, claiming allowing Turkey’s enrichment and extraction activities would contradict Japan’s stance against nuclear weapons.
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Ultra-conservative neocon Shinzo Abe is undoing Japan's stance against nuclear weapons.
The ultra-conservative theocracy Islamic Republic of Iran is creating a nuclear arms race in the middle east.
How did they expect their neighboring countries to respond?
I hope Japan's Parliament rejects this deal, the article says they'll be discussing it soon.