Fact Check: Tony Abbott exaggerating India's 'absolutely impeccable record' on nuclear non-proliferation

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Fact Check: Tony Abbott exaggerating India's 'absolutely impeccable record' on nuclear non-proliferation

24 Sep 2014

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Fact Check: Tony Abbott exaggerating India's 'absolutely impeccable record' on nuclear non-proliferation

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As the government formalises an agreement to sell uranium to India, over-turning a decades-old ban, Prime Minister Tony Abbott claims the Asian nation has an "absolutely impeccable record" on nuclear non-proliferation.
Verdict: Exaggeration

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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26 May 2020

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