- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- world@lemmy.world
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.
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.