Strengthening the Pacific’s nukes-free zone

The US regularly deploys B-52H Stratofortress bombers to Andersen Air Force Base in Guam and Tindal Air Base in Australia’s Northern Territory.

A challenge for leaders in Rarotonga

In August 1985, the Pacific Islands Forum held its annual summit in Cook Islands and adopted the Treaty of Rarotonga for a South Pacific Nuclear Free Zone (SPNFZ). Created at the height of the 1980s Cold War arms race between the United States and Soviet Union, the Treaty was one of the first significant, collective achievements of the Forum.

This month, Cook Islands will again host the Forum in Rarotonga, and a range of nuclear threats are on the regional agenda. As . . .

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