@article{ref1,
title="In defiance of nuclear deterrence: anti-nuclear New Zealand after two decades",
journal="Medicine, conflict and survival",
year="2006",
author="Reitzig, Andreas",
volume="22",
number="2",
pages="132-144",
abstract="In 1984, nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered vessels were banned from New Zealand to express the country's rejection of the nuclear deterrence concept. This led to a disagreement with the United States. Today, the ban on nuclear-powered ships is the only element of the nuclear-free legislation that still strains US-New Zealand relations. This article presents the reasons for the ban on nuclear-powered ships, which include scientific safety concerns, a symbolic rejection of the nuclear deterrence posture, and patriotic factors such as a nuclear-free national identity. The military and economic consequences of the ban are also examined. Since the ban on nuclear-powered vessels appears to be neither widely known abroad nor commonly recognised as a supportive disarmament measure outside New Zealand, it is concluded that whatever the future of this ban will be, New Zealand's anti-nuclear image will remain known internationally through the ban on nuclear arms.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1362-3699",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}