President Donald Trump left out a key detail this week when he outlined his plans for a massive missile and air defense shield over the continent: He can’t build it without Canada.
Ottawa has historically funded about 40 percent of NORAD investments, according to VanHerck, and is putting $38 billion into the command to add new radars in the north over the next two decades. Without those investments — and additional sensors that can peer over the North Pole — officials believe the U.S. will have trouble putting together a credible North American air defense.
The only country I could ever see striking Canada with missiles in our lifetimes is the US if they continue their slide to fascism. There is zero benefit for Canada in this scheme except appeasing the cult’s Dear Leader.
The very reason the Americans are a shit show is because Russia’s successful interference. Why does Russia want a weak U.S.? Because they plan to continue expanding.
Russia also wants our land. Only the bits we don’t care about very much though, up north, where there’s mineral wealth, offshore oil and a future major trading route. Much like eastern Ukraine and Crimea. “It’s basically already Russian anyway. Nobody will mind if we just take it.” /s
Fair point in terms of threats but I don’t see how a missile defense shield would help in any way in securing our arctic waterways from Russian icebreakers and submarines.
The threat of missiles hitting Ottawa lets the Russians be more aggressive in arctic waterways. Cold War negotiation.