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“Our nuclear free status is a statement of our belief that we and our fellow human beings can build the institutions which will one day allow us all to renounce the weapons of mass destruction. We are a small country and what we can do is limited. But in this as in every other great issue, we have to start somewhere.”

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David Lange, a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, was born on August 4, 1942, and passed away on August 13, 2005. He served as the Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, known for his anti-nuclear policy. more

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