Posted 3/24/2024, 5:46:49 PM
New Zealand Considers Joining AUKUS Pact for Economic and Security Benefits
- New Zealand is "actively looking" at ways to participate in the AUKUS security pact, according to a government briefing
- The briefing highlights potential economic and political benefits rather than costs of joining
- Work is underway in AUKUS on AI for submarine-hunting planes and deep space radar for military targeting
- The pact aims to harness commercial industry to meet increasing defense technological needs
- Critics say New Zealand risks a more hawkish stance against China by participating, though proponents tout geopolitical benefits