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The only nuke vessels we have are CVN's and submarines. The only vessels that carry nukes are SSBN's. Every other country accepts the statement "we don't have nukes". New Zeland requires inspections. Basically they say, "of course we trust you. Now bend over so we can frisk you".  This doesn't go over well.
Under the 2007 anti-nuclear legislation, inspections are not needed, and your word is good enough. The problem is that the USN has a policy, that states that in will no devoluge when a ship is caring nuclear weapons or not.
Denmark has a similar nuclear policy to New Zealand, and doesn't allow nuclear armed or propelled vessels to visit it's ports either. But the USN dose ban Danish ships from it's port, so one would wonder about the USN's policy towards us.
But Steve's reaction to my post, goes someway to explaining to me the American view of us. That we are not really important to them, and the fact that my Son has served with US service personnel lately, is of no value what so ever.
Cheer up, Big Bird. Its nothing personal. We hold the rest of the world in equal contempt, its not just NZ.
I concur that. While US personell often try to show their respect in a way that almost seems unreal and thus almost played, we can't deny the facts. Compared with the US military, all of us are a joke. We have 4.500 soldiers in AFG now, and had to beg the US not to take away THEIR helicopters, so OUR wounded can be evacuated.
And how many soldiers do they have in AFG?
If we, inside the NATO, are honest: We can't do anythign without the US, and they can do everything without us. That doesn't really force a sense of taking everyone as an equal - which is perfectly understandable.
Having served with German forces in Iceland,Lajes Azores and Willow Grove Pennsylvannia (Primaily the Graf Zepplin squadron) I've never seen anything but friendly and professional relations....ok, there was that Fuzeball game in Iceland that got out of hand, but there was LOTS of beer involved and you kicked the ^^&*&^% out of us.   But BESIDES THAT........
Good to hear that. You know how I think about the US. 
Besides, your guys had those really cool looking gray flight suits and leather jackets.....how can we NOT be in awe of such coolness!?
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