Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS)
by roca on Friday September 17, 2021 @04:15AM
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Australian 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.
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Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS)
by sotruesotrue on Sunday September 19, 2021 @03:40AM
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Some 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.
Re:Australia to acquire nuclear submarine fleet (AUKUS)
by roca on Sunday September 19, 2021 @07:48PM
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In 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.