"National has clearly
re-opened its bid for nuclear status," said Matt Robson,
former Disarmament Minister and Progressive MP.
"Wayne
Mapp is being two-faced when he make his immoral call to
cuddle up to the Weapons of Mass Destruction club.
“New
Zealand cannot be part of the United Nations weapons
inspection team to destroy weapons of mass destruction in
Iraq, and at the same time try to be part of the club that
continues with those same weapons of mass
destruction.”
New Zealand has a hard-earned moral
authority for its total opposition to nuclear weapons. In
the New Agenda coalition of countries we hold a position of
world leadership. We stand beside Ireland, South Africa,
Brazil, Mexico, Egypt and Sweden, committed to the total
eradication of nuclear weapons.
Wayne Mapp does not seem
to have learnt from his colleagues’ mistakes. A simple
phone call would have told him that both Max Bradford and
Bill English stubbed their toes on the nuclear issue
previously.
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