In Defence of New Zealand : Foreign Policy Choices in the Nuclear Age

This book provides a timely, thoughtful and wide-ranging study of the issues of nuclear policies, overall strategy, and the value of the Australia, New Zealand and the United States alliance. It also presents alternatives to traditional New Zealand defence policies, neutrality, and nonalignment. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 6 Copyright 7 Contents 8 List of Tables 12 List of Figures 12 Foreword 14 Acknowledgments 16 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 18 Alliances 19 Public Opinion 20 Notes 22 CHAPTER 2: THE NUCLEAR DEBATE 24 Nuclear Morality 25 Nuclear Balance and Deterrence 30 Arms Control or Arms Race? 36 From MAD to NUTS 40 Star Wars 45 Nuclear Winter 51 Notes 56 CHAPTER 3: THE ANZUS ALLIANCE 58 The ANZUS Treaty 58 The ANZUS Relationship 71 Conclusion 77 Notes 79 CHAPTER 4: THE ANZUS DEBATE 80 The Security Guarantee 82 Economic Ramifications 105 Political Dependence? 109 1983 Review 115 New Zealand as a Valued Ally 117 The Australian Connection 118 Conclusion 120 Notes 122 CHAPTER 5: NONALIGNMENT 126 Indian Foreign Policy 127 The Nonaligned Movement 129 A Nonaligned New Zealand? 137 Conclusion 139 Notes 140 CHAPTER 6: NEUTRALITY 142 Rise and Decline of Neutrality 142 Conditions of Neutrality 145 Case Studies 147 Neutrality and New Zealand 152 Conclusion 162 Notes 164 CHAPTER 7: NUCLEAR FREE PACIFIC 166 Nordic Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone? 168 The Treaty of Tlatelolco 172 United Nations and NWFZ 177 The Treaty of Rarotonga 178 Evaluation 190 Conclusion 194 Notes 195 CHAPTER 8: PORT ACCESS AND ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT 198 The American Case 201 New Zealand 205 Possible Outcomes 209 Notes 218 CHAPTER 9: CONCLUSION 220 Milestone to Millstone 221 No Annihilation without Representation 227 Notes 230 Appendix A ANZUS Treaty 232 Appendix Β South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone Treaty and Draft Protocols (Treaty of Rarotonga) 236 Glossary 250 Index 256 Nuclear-free zones, neutrality, and nonalignment are catchwords that recently have earned unprecedented international publicity for New Zealand's foreign policy. That country's defence policy has also been subjected to its most searching scrutiny since World War II. In this book, Dr. Ramesh Thakur addresses in depth the issues underlying worldwide