Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 29, No. 11. 1966.
Mr. R. O'Regan
Mr. R. O'Regan
Mr. Rolland O'Regan quoted Robert McNamara as saying that casualties would exceed 800 million in an all-out war between the USA and USSR. "In this situation moral responsibility is inconceivable and defence an absurdity."
Questioning the wisdom of New Zealand's policy of attachment to the united States, Mr. O'Regan said. "It would be better not to have allies if commitment to them exposes us to nuclear attack." Any defence system for New Zealand should be based on antisubmarine weapons and missiles in the New Caledoniafiji area.
"Presumably any attacker would want to inhabit New Zealand. Therefore they would not destroy New Zealand with nuclear bombs it is more likely that conventional weapons would be used."