Thirty years ago this month, France conducted an act of state-sponsored terror on a Western ally, and other members of this free, democratic non-communist alliance would eventually turn a blind eye to the deed and help France escape with impunity.
The tale is well commemorated in the report published recently in The New Zealand Herald, “Rainbow Warrior—30 Years On.” Some of the highlights from the in-depth article are listed below, along with correspondence from a French anti-nuclear activist.