Rocket Lab, Peter Beck and NZ’s drift into the US military orbit
Rocket Lab’s growing links to US defence contracts are raising serious questions about New Zealand’s role in global military strategy, and whether closer ties come with unintended consequences.
Every passing month, NZ drifts into the thrall of the American Military Industrial Complex…
New Zealand deepens defence and space ties with the US
NZ has ‘seized opportunities’ to work closer with US on defence, space – MFAT briefing
New Zealand’s attempts to get more cooperation with the Trump administration on defence, space and sensitive technology sectors has been paying off, according to an official briefing.
RNZ
…why would we want to be closer to an Orange Fascist like Trump?
Rocket Lab’s expanding role in US military contracts
Rocket Lab wins record contract with US United States Department of Defence
Rocket Lab has won a US$190 million ($327 million) contract from the United States Department of War, formerly the Department of Defence, for a series of hypersonic test flights using its Haste launch vehicle.
NZ Herald
Is Rocket Lab part of the military industrial complex?
Are we ever going to have an honest discussion about Rocket Lab being part of the American Military Industrial Complex?
As The Daily Blog has been pointing out for like half a decade now, Rocket Lab is not this Number 8 wire go-getter, it’s a franchisee holder for the American Military Industrial Complex, their launch sites in NZ are a secondary launch site for the CIA and the American Military.
Does Rocket Lab make New Zealand a military target?
Let me spell it out to you, Rocket Lab has made us a legitimate military target in the eyes of the Russians and Chinese.
Why do you think we bought sub-hunting helicopters?
Because in the event of open conflict, Chinese and Russian Subs would legitimately see sitting off the east coast of New Zealand to strike our Launch Sites as a legitimate military target.
Rocket Lab made us a legitimate military target and NO ONE in the mainstream media will ever point this out!
Why not make Rocket Lab pay for the $2.7 billion Helicopters, we are buying them to defend Rocket Lab’s interests, not New Zealand’s!
When you dance with the Devil, the Devil doesn’t change, you do.
The dead eyes of Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck tells us everything we need to know about cutting corporate deals with Satan.
If New Zealand continues down this path without public debate, we risk sleepwalking into geopolitical realities far bigger than ourselves — with consequences we may not be prepared to face.
NZers should invoice their extra petrol and food costs to Beck and Collins, they wanted to play, they should pay. And these National heroes should compensate Iran and the other countries we have harmed, seek forgiveness for the massacre of their children. And then these people should hand themselves in to the secure mental facility for the criminally insane, to be locked away forever, they don’t deserve to live among us.
I’ve seen the work culture there, it’s 996 expected to burnout exploiting kiwi underpaid talent with an American CFO who’s a real c*nt.
Its Peter Beck
The fear I would have for NZ if Greens get any slight power they would drive away firms like Rocket Lab .The chance of working for a World leading firm would be lost to our brightest
Except Trevor Rocket Lab grew under the last coalition government. You don’t really think about these things do you Trevor.