Dr Oliver Hartwich: NZ’s nuclear superstition makes no sense

At last month’s Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, New Zealand’s Defence Minister Chris Penk told Bloomberg Television that the country might usefully consider nuclear propulsion, the reactors that drive warships, as something distinct from nuclear weapons. Within two days, his Prime Minister had killed the idea on talkback radio.

On Newstalk ZB, Christopher Luxon said New Zealand’s 1987 nuclear-free policy is agreed “across the political spectrum” and “ain’t changing” while he holds office.