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The US Government\u2019s decision to send a warship to New Zealand is a huge victory for people power, Greenpeace said today.<\/p>\n

\u201cThirty years ago New Zealanders drew a line in the sand. We said ‘we are nuclear free’, and if a country wants to send a warship here it must be free of nuclear weapons and not nuclear powered,\u201d says Dr Russel Norman, Executive Director of Greenpeace NZ.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe US balked at this, but for 33 years we\u2019ve stood our ground. Now they\u2019re sending a ship here – on our terms. <\/p>\n

\u201cNew Zealanders should be immensely proud. We stood up to the mightiest military power on earth, not to mention a traditional ally. And we won. \u00a0
\n\u201cRegardless of what you think of the US navy, or other navies, this is an historic victory for people power.”<\/p>\n

Dr Norman said an anti-nuclear position was as relevant as ever, in a world still overshadowed by the potential for nuclear war.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace has been campaigning for a nuclear free world for over 30 years. <\/p>\n

ENDS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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