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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia and India have agreed to negotiate a uranium trade pact to fuel burgeoning Indian demand for power, Prime Minister John Howard announced Thursday.
The agreement signals a major shift in the Australian government's policy on global nuclear proliferation.
All of Australia's current uranium customers have ratified an international nonproliferation treaty and have agreed to ensure that radioactive material is not put to any military use or passed on to a third country.
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