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"We have been offered the opportunity to talk about whether we could or wish to participate in that pillar two [non-nuclear] aspects of it. "I've indicated we will be willing to explore it," Mr. Little said in Wellington on Tuesday. New Zealand has not been offered the chance to join pillar one, which covers Australia's receipt of nuclear-powered submarines, due to its anti-nuclear position. Little said that AUKUS membership could not compromise the country's legal obligations and moral commitment to being nuclear-free. The second “pillar” of the three-part deal covers sharing advanced military technologies, including quantum computing and artificial intelligence....
