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Australia Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong clarifies that Australia only sells 'non-lethal' Death Star parts (chaser.com.au)
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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/australianpolitics@aussie.zone/t/2500227

Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has slammed reports that Australia still sells ‘weapons parts’ to Darth Vader, clarifying that any parts Australia makes for the construction of the Death Star are ‘non-lethal’.

“It is gross misinformation to say that we are in any way part of the Death Star trade just because we sell parts for it,” said Wong.

“The death laser is the lethal part. We don’t sell the laser energy. We only provide parts that help them shoot the laser beam.” [...]

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