Labor set for nuclear showdown as Gareth Evans warns of risk to US alliance


Former foreign affairs minister says signing up to international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons would ‘tear up’ US alliance

Gareth Evans has warned signing up to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons will “tear up” the United States alliance ahead of a critical contested vote in an otherwise tranquil Labor conference.

The former foreign affairs minister made the comments to Guardian Australia on the sidelines of Labor’s national conference, intervening in a dispute over how to translate in-principle support for disarmament into practical action.

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