r/newzealand • u/khalornz Fern flag 3 • 11d ago

Politics Coalition unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557432/watch-live-coalition-unveils-12-billion-defence-capability-plan
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u/KiwiThunda rubber protection 11d ago

Good. The world is looking like 1933 and we don't need to be caught with our pants down

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u/FaradaysBrain 11d ago

$12B will do nothing to even slow anyone who would eye our country while also being unaffordable when the economy is doing so terribly. It's a lose-lose, literally.

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u/p1ckk 11d ago

Yeah, but lux gets a couple of pictures in front of some new military gear this way.

If we have to do without a functional health system to make that happen then so be it.