Canada should join the (nuclear) big leagues

[Czech_pivo]

Canada was a nuclear weapons user, not a holder back in the day.

We got weapons from US Stock piles, and they were only to be issued to us to basically put on the planes, or on the Honest Johns.

I recall in the late 80s the hype of the 'Nuclear Submarines' that were in the offing to us, there were MANY Canadians who didn't know the difference between nuclear powered, and nuclear armed.

I suspect that today many still do not, and the media would probably not make it clear in any of their coverage.

Canada is a first world nation, with industry and manufacturing capable of creating nuclear weapons. I'm certain we've got both the skills and knowledge.

Canada, however, lacks the political will to do so, nor the defense imperative to force us to do so.

We will, however, continue to reside under the umbrella of US coverage and deterrence, whilst at the same time decrying their various ills in such ways to make ourselves feel smug and better.

I wonder if the scenario could ever occur where it’s ‘English’ Canada saying ‘yes’ to our internal development of them and Quebec steadfastly refusing them.

 

[The Bread Guy]

I wonder if the scenario could ever occur where it’s ‘English’ Canada saying ‘yes’ to our internal development of them and Quebec steadfastly refusing them.

Then that could become a case of, to tweak the words of someone smarter than me, Quebec “(residing) under the umbrella of (Canadian) coverage and deterrence, whilst at the same time decrying their various ills in such ways to make (themselves) feel smug and better.”

 

[Eaglelord17]

If Ukraine goes under, gets substantially carved up or has a regime change that puts it firmly under the Russian sphere of influence - dollars to donuts Poland gets some form of nuclear weapons. Along with this, I could see them expanding their umbrella to the Baltics, as a wild card maybe even Slovakia.
Could that be the impetus that tips us towards our own programme?
Or, if the Nordics band together and develop their own separately or in congruence with us?

We won’t get our own program because the main reason to have our own program is our neighbour to the south. From the Russians and Chinese we have America, Britain, and France on our side.

From the Americans we have no one on our side.

The Americans will do whatever they can to prevent us from getting them for that exact reason, the only reason to get it is to prevent America from dictating what we so.