{"id":72186,"date":"2025-07-17T14:47:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/?p=72186"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:09:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:09:01","slug":"rainbow-warrior-bombing-call-to-continue-fight-against-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/aotearoa\/video\/rainbow-warrior-bombing-call-to-continue-fight-against-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Rainbow Warrior bombing: Call to continue fight against nuclear weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rainbow Warrior bombing: Call to continue fight against nuclear weapons | Stuff.co.nz\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vXXvfBaKkjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" 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