The Minister of Defense of New Zealand said that his country would consider joining the AUKUS bloc, but without a nuclear component

New Zealand Defense Minister Andrew Little announced that his country intends to cooperate within the framework of AUKUS, a tripartite defense alliance established by the US, UK and Australia at the end of 2021.

We have a great opportunity to negotiate on whether we could join the second AUKUS track for strategic technology exchange. As a result, our country expressed a desire to support this practice, but without the nuclear component

- said the head of the New Zealand defense department.

It is worth noting that a week earlier, New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanai Mahuta had a meeting with high-ranking Chinese diplomats, during which they expressed extreme concern about the growing military cooperation between Great Britain, the United States and Australia, especially against the backdrop of statements from official London and Washington about the provision of last nuclear submarines (NPS). As the head of the New Zealand Foreign Ministry claimed at the time, she managed to assure her colleagues from China that her country had nothing to do with this. However, a few days later, Mahuta announced Wellington's readiness to join the military partnership of Australia, Britain and the United States.

Canberra can access the latest technology in the military (including quantum) as well as in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) from its partners. Also, military cooperation within the framework of AUKUS provides for the transfer of 3 to 5 Virginia-class nuclear submarines to it, starting in 2032.

However, Wellington also has his own concerns in this regard, since, in his opinion, by their actions these states could jeopardize the Rarotonga Treaty, a document on a nuclear-free zone in the South Pacific, signed on August 6, 1985.

Nevertheless, as stated by the former head of the government of New Zealand, Helen Clark, her country will continue to adhere to a nuclear-free policy, being not interested in AUKUS. But now it appears that New Zealand may be included in this Anglo-Saxon military alliance.

Comments

[tralflot1832]

What naive idiots, a nuclear-free status does not give a 100% guarantee that when a country enters a military bloc with countries with nuclear weapons, they will not become the object of a nuclear strike on their territory. The other day, a New Zealander of the Maori people was killed to death in Ukraine.

[Tatyana]

Quote: tralflot1832

What naive idiots, a non-nuclear status does not give a 100% guarantee that when a country enters a military bloc with countries with nuclear weapons, they will not become the object of a nuclear strike on their territory.

Exactly - in New Zealand the country's leaders are fools fools!
As the saying goes. If the bird's claw is stuck in the net, then the whole bird is finished!

[tralflot1832]

Indigenous New Zealanders did not answer for the MOA bird before the world community. It's a pity for the bird.

It was much more ostrich. Until the middle of the 18th century.

[The popuas]

Somehow an article slipped here that they say it is necessary to hammer in New Zealand with a vigorous loaf so that the states and the Britons would be disrespectful

[tralflot1832]

: Ours are there, but not many, among them is my former boss.

[rocket757]

We have a great opportunity to negotiate on whether we could join the second AUKUS track for strategic technology exchange. As a result, our country expressed a desire to support this practice, but without the nuclear component

. Will join ... without serious obligations on their part, they will not be able to stay there, most likely.

[svp67]

Well, it’s clear with New Zealand, but what about the “great” country of that region, the first to break diplomatic relations with Russia in 2022 - Micronesia, is it not worthy of this union?

[Petr_Koldunov]

Yes, indeed: the States have filled up their ears ... Micronesia will be closer to China - both than Astralia and New Zealand.

[Petr_Koldunov]

What is this, Finland 2.0? But the cannibals are even slower than the Finns. They will not even notice how they become a platform for deploying nuclear missiles against China... The States will simply tell to deploy - and the cannibals will not go anywhere.

[I dare to_notice_]

Who will ask you?
Reminds me of a joke about Winnie and Piglet...

[boris ivanov]

It was a matter of time for them. Anglo-Saxon block.

[Leshak]

Yeah, how will they get the technology. And artificial intelligence and quantum technologies and submarines - ten years from now when it will be yesterday. A damaged relationship with China can come much faster and be very painful.

[vadimtt]

Strange New Zealanders, you see, like the Australians, walk upside down
You can't be a little pregnant.

[Pavel73]

That Great Britain, that Australia, that Canada, that the USA, that New Zealand, all these formally independent states are actually ONE SATAN - a modified British Empire.

[Arzoo]

A deeply naive delusion that in which case it will not fly over them. Will arrive. Even let them not doubt.

[Filibuster]

It is strange that the other dominions of Great Britain - Canada and New Zealand, which have access to the Pacific Ocean, do not participate in AUKUS.