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Australian maritime security specialist Jennifer Parker.
An Australian maritime security specialist says there's no expectation New Zealand would revise its nuclear-free stance based on its neighbour's commitment to AUKUS.
However, Jennifer Parker, who served for more than two decades in the Royal Australian Navy and the Department of Defence, said it would disadvantage New Zealand.
She said New Zealand - as a country that didn't operate its own submarines - would have to rely on its partners to undertake some of the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare roles in the event of a crisis or conflict.
