Canada's Early Nuclear Policy
Title | Canada's Early Nuclear Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Buckley |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780773520776 |
The advent of nuclear weapons introduced a complex new factor into world politics, drawing a line through history and ensuring that international relations would never be the same. By both accident and design, Canada was a central player in the new nuclear era, as countries grappled with the implications of this revolutionary new development. Canada's decision, unique among pioneer atomic powers, not to acquire a nuclear arsenal has been used to buttress widely differing political agendas, while the factors that shaped the policy-making process have been largely ignored.
The Nuclear North
Title | The Nuclear North PDF eBook |
Author | Susan Colbourn |
Publisher | UBC Press |
Pages | 266 |
Release | 2020-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0774864001 |
Since the first atomic weapon was detonated in 1945, Canadians have debated not only the role of nuclear power in their uranium-rich land but also their country’s role in a nuclear world. Should Canada belong to international alliances that depend on the threat of nuclear weapons for their own security? Should Canadian-produced nuclear technologies be exported? What about the impact of atomic research on local communities and the environment? This incisive nuclear history engages with much larger debates about national identity, Canadian foreign policy contradictions during the Cold War, and Canada’s global standing to investigate these critical questions.
Canada's Nuclear Non-proliferation Policy
Title | Canada's Nuclear Non-proliferation Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Canada. Department of External Affairs |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN |
Canada and the Nuclear Challenge
Title | Canada and the Nuclear Challenge PDF eBook |
Author | Canada. Parliament. House of Commons. Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade |
Publisher | Micromedia, [1998 or 1999] |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Arms control |
ISBN |
Canadian Nuclear Policies
Title | Canadian Nuclear Policies PDF eBook |
Author | Carleton University. School of Public Administration |
Publisher | |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Practical Steps for Canadian Policy Development on Nuclear Weapons Issues
Title | Practical Steps for Canadian Policy Development on Nuclear Weapons Issues PDF eBook |
Author | Physicians for Global Survival (Canada) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 30 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Learning to Love the Bomb
Title | Learning to Love the Bomb PDF eBook |
Author | Sean M. Maloney |
Publisher | Potomac Books, Inc. |
Pages | 611 |
Release | 2011-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1612342477 |
In Learning to Love the Bomb, Sean M. Maloney explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and U.S. documents, it examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. For example, while U.S. military forces during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis were focused on the Caribbean Sea and the southeastern United States, Canadian forces assumed responsibility for defending the northern United States, with aircraft armed with nuclear depth charges flying patrols and guarding against missile attack by Soviet submarines. This defensive strategy was a closely guarded secret because it conflicted with Canada's image as a peacekeeper and therefore a more passive member of NATO than its ally to the south. It is revealed here for the first time. The place of nuclear weapons in Canadian history has, until now, been a highly secret and misunderstood field subject to rumor, rhetoric, half-truths, and propaganda. Learning to Love the Bomb reveals the truth about Canada's role as a nuclear power.