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Realistically though even if NZ wanted to it would be decades before they would have the capability to have subs. NZ doesnt have the know how, resources, need, doctrine, or want for submariners. Getting a a half decent surface force and being able to police your waters is top priority, unfortunatly for you, Clarke has neglected that.
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Correct. So its down to 2 frigates? Im not surprised.
National party if were in govenment were willing to spend 3 billion every 4 yrs on the forces until we were up to standard with at least australia. We would of brought the 22 Aircraft the US offered us & The 8 helicopters There was discussions of buying the same subs Australia use.
Then Helen Clark becomes Prime minister and wipes all requests. Sells our airforce and focus only on New Zealand as being peace keeper forces. Not long ago we had a plane flying around Auckland city the pilot wanted to crash into the Sky tower. We had NO planes to shoot him down :rotfl: So the police just had to wait till he ran out of petrol :rotfl: :rotfl: . Turned out the pilot was just a nutter that ran amok after his girfriend left him. But what would happen if it was a terriost threat. We would be helpless if it was a 9/11 situation.
Just madness
Oh and we dont have the know how? Money talks