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Why a US ‘freeloading’ claim has put the heat on NZ’s independent foreign policy

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par Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato

If there’s one area of New Zealand foreign policy that demands delicate diplomatic language from elected officials, it is the country’s nuclear-free status.

So when Defence Minister Chris Penk suggested it “would be helpful” to have a conversation about the difference between nuclear weapons and nuclear propulsion, the response was swift.

Opposition parties questioned whether the government was planning a review of the relevant legislation, forcing Prime Minister Christopher…

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