TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - In defiance of nuclear deterrence: anti-nuclear New Zealand after two decades
JO  - Medicine, conflict and survival
A1  - Reitzig, Andreas
SP  - 132
EP  - 144
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1362-3699
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -