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Originally Posted by FlamesFanInOilCountry
I actually do like this idea. I feel it's a positive way to bolster our economy by having Canadian owned and operated companies manufacture and distribute weapons for our armed forces, plus it keeps our technology in the hands of our own nationals. The caution in this area is that we do not let these corporations turn into a form of patronage for the government, and that these companies do not turn to arms dealing to third world countries to sustain their bottom line.
We need to be prepared to pay more taxes in order to sustain these ventures, especially because acts like this would need a larger military and security presence.
What is your argument behind this? I know there are obvious pro's and con's to this. Is this just for a level of military independence? I think there's a certain sophistication in being a primary country involved in the manhattan project and being a nation with the capability to build a nuclear weapon for 65 years, and being the only country in the world that has not built a weapon after possessing the technology.
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I was kind of joking about the nuclear option. Its an old joke that we had back in the military because at one point Canada was a nuclear nation with air to air nuclear tipped missiles for the Star Fighter, ground to air and ground to ground nuclear missiles. Nuclear depth charges, and non guided battlefield nuclear bombs for our german forces.
The joke is that we never got rid of these weapons and they're stockpiled up at Alert, just in case we need them.
I really wouldn't want Canada to be nuclear armed. The goal of most people in civilized militaries is to ensure that they're never used.