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I thought New Zealand had declared itself a nuclear-free zone, which would mean Australian nuclear subs could not visit New Zealand ports nor pass through New Z
by mellavora 5y ago
I thought New Zealand had declared itself a nuclear-free zone, which would mean Australian nuclear subs could not visit New Zealand ports nor pass through New Zealand waters.
This would be one reason why Australia might not want nuclear subs.
- EdwardDiego 5y agoYep, the status quo holds. That said, Australia's defensive posture has always been oriented north towards Asia, not much reason for them to traverse NZ waters.
- roca 5y agoAustralian nuclear subs will not be allowed into NZ waters, Jacinda Ardern was quite clear on that. However, there is no reason why they would want to enter NZ waters.
- objectivetruth 5y agoI agree there's not much reason now for Aussie boats to be in NZ waters, but there's not really much Jacinda Ardern can do about it with RNZN's whopping two frigates and a handful of helicopters.
- sotruesotrue 5y agoSome day these submarines may well enter NZ waters to protect and defend NZ. Its a small world, NZ can shut their eyes and hope all the bad things will just go away, but they wont.
- roca 5y agoIn the event of an invasion or blockade the nuclear-free policy would be relaxed as needed. It is incredibly difficult to imagine a scenario where, say, China launches a naval invasion or blockade of NZ but is not already at war with our allies. In the latter case subs would engage their navy long before they reach NZ waters.