New Zealand PM Ardern: ‘Australian Nuclear Subs Will Be Banned From NZ Waters’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has declared that Australia’s future fleet of nuclear submarines won’t be allowed into New Zealand’s territorial waters. Establishing a nuclear-powered fleet in Australia, the first step of the newly announced trilateral security partnership AUKUS will see the UK and the United States partner with Australia to “significantly deepen cooperation on a range of security and defense capabilities.” Speaking at a press conference on Sept. 16, Ardern said she was pleased to see increased engagement by the UK and the United States in the Pacific because the region is currently being contested, but declared that…