I was six when this event happened, and it definitely left an indelible mark on most New Zealanders - the fact that another country would send spies into OUR country to destroy a protest ship, especially considering New Zealand's long-standing anti-nukes stance - I just found his flippant remarks about someone's death so infuriating.
I did a bit more digging over the weekend because this really bothered me. And I learned that the Rainbow Warrior was going to put itself inside of the assigned test zone; thereby endangering it's crew. The mission was to sink/stop the ship, but the 2 (I think?) deaths on the ship were accidental.
Now I'm talking about the act itself - not the effect that nuclear testing may have had on the inhabitants, because that I don't know. But Greenpeace isn't always peaceful in their protests and that can't be overlooked.
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I did a bit more digging over the weekend because this really bothered me. And I learned that the Rainbow Warrior was going to put itself inside of the assigned test zone; thereby endangering it's crew. The mission was to sink/stop the ship, but the 2 (I think?) deaths on the ship were accidental.
Now I'm talking about the act itself - not the effect that nuclear testing may have had on the inhabitants, because that I don't know. But Greenpeace isn't always peaceful in their protests and that can't be overlooked.