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New Zealand to spend $3bn upgrading helicopters and ‘embarrassing’ defence planes (www.theguardian.com)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Money that could be spent actually improving the lives of the people of this country.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    We've had enemy vessels in our waters in the past, the Germans sunk multiple vessels in our waters during the war, and the way things are going, I can see similar shenanigans happening again.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    But if that is the case, a couple of new helicopters isn't going to help. Any potential invader that wants to take NZ is likely going to have a much stronger force than we can muster. That's why we traditionally have relied on our allies for military strength.

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