1
00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,760
Speaker 1: World's a bit of a mess at the moment, isn't it,

2
00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,120
Speaker 1: to say the least. And I'm as guilty as the

3
00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,560
Speaker 1: next person of complaining about the tyranny of distance in

4
00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,800
Speaker 1: New Zealand. But the fact is we're bloody lucky to

5
00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:13,319
Speaker 1: live this far across the ocean and out of harm's way.

6
00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:16,400
Speaker 1: We're at least ten thousand kilometers away from the nearest

7
00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,520
Speaker 1: nuclear weapon launch site, which is good to know. Put

8
00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:21,520
Speaker 1: that on your list of things to be grateful for

9
00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:25,120
Speaker 1: this morning. Whether it's in shinjog In Province in China

10
00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,920
Speaker 1: or the Pacific coast of the US, doesn't mean we're

11
00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:32,320
Speaker 1: immune to threats and fallout from conflict, nor should we

12
00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,919
Speaker 1: ignore them. And Foreign Minister Winston Peters certainly isn't. This

13
00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,240
Speaker 1: week he said he had never seen such an uncertain

14
00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,760
Speaker 1: geostrategic set of circumstances as the ones we are currently

15
00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,279
Speaker 1: living through. And that's Winston. We had a report out

16
00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:50,519
Speaker 1: this week said that for the first time since the

17
00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:56,040
Speaker 1: Cold War, we are replacing old warheads quicker than we

18
00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,800
Speaker 1: are getting rid of them. So, in other words, for

19
00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,160
Speaker 1: the first time, there will be an overall increase in

20
00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,479
Speaker 1: nuclear weapons. This is in the coming years. No matter

21
00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,440
Speaker 1: how far from the front lines we may be and

22
00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,000
Speaker 1: how safe we may feel as a consequence, it doesn't

23
00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,920
Speaker 1: mean we don't or shouldn't care about the rest of

24
00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:16,480
Speaker 1: the world. We love traveling us kiwis. We love exploring

25
00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,080
Speaker 1: and experiencing all the complexities and all the difference that

26
00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:22,679
Speaker 1: the world has to offer, and in doing so we

27
00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,119
Speaker 1: lend to appreciate our own backyard, just at a week

28
00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,720
Speaker 1: bit more so, this Martialiki weekend, I'll be taking a

29
00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,959
Speaker 1: moment to be grateful that when I look up to

30
00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:36,560
Speaker 1: the night sky, I will see stars rather than incoming

31
00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:42,160
Speaker 1: missiles and drones. For more from Early edition with Ryan Bridge.

32
00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,720
Speaker 1: Listen live to News Talks it be from five am weekdays,

33
00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,000
Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio