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Welcome to Season II of The Drift. We were on hiatus through October, but we’re back and I thank you for your patience!
We have so much to catch up on its insane, but I want to start with a topic I’ve spent a fair amount of time digging into recently: Hypersonics and what effect, if any, they’ll have on Navy force structure.
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Read more: Don’t get too hyper about hypersonics
- Article: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/the-drift/2019/11/15/dont-get-too-hyper-about-hypersonics-the-drift-season-ii-vol-i/
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Government announces spending increase to support New Zealand Defence Force acquisition objectives. Budget in line with 2018 defence policy to modernize NZDF in light of emerging strategic threats.
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Read more: New Zealand Announces Major Increase in Defence Spending
- Article: https://www.janes.com/article/88954/new-zealand-announces-major-increase-in-defence-spending
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New Zealand has been urged to clean up its mess in Afghanistan and compensate the families of seven children killed by explosives left behind.
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- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/117481443/new-zealand-urged-to-clear-ordnance-from-afghanistan-and-compensate-families-of-seven-children-killed
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New Zealand universities are asking their exchange students in Hong Kong to return home amid the ongoing violent protests there.
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Read more: NZ university students in Hong Kong asked to return home
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/403432/nz-university-students-in-hong-kong-asked-to-return-home
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A Stuff Circuit investigation has revealed 17 civilians were either killed or injured in connection to unexploded ordnance left on New Zealand's firing ranges.
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Read more: Blast from NZ firing range ammunition kills Afghan children
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Seven Afghan children were killed when an explosion occurred near a New Zealand firing range in Afghanistan, according to a report.
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Read more: Afghan children killed by explosion near NZ firing range
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/11/afghan-children-killed-by-explosion-near-nz-firing-range-report.html
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The government is challenging the food industry to step up in the fight against obesity.
It wants the industry to limit advertising and marketing for junk food, improve sugar labelling and cut down on price promotions for nutrient-poor food in shops.
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Read more: Govt's obesity plan fails to include sugar tax
- Article: https://www.newsie.co.nz/news/166886-govts-obesity-plan-fails-to-include-sugar-tax.html
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Germany's parliament has passed a law requiring that children who attend school or daycare must be vaccinated for measles.
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Read more: Germany passes law requiring measles vaccine for all children in schools, daycares
- Article: https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/world/germany-passes-law-requiring-measles-vaccine-all-children-in-schools-daycares
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