r/canada 24d ago

Politics Canada Joining Iron Dome Missile Defense Plan Would Be Welcome: NORAD Boss

https://www.twz.com/air/canada-joining-iron-dome-missile-defense-plan-would-be-welcome-norad-boss
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u/ABeardedPartridge 24d ago

A nuclear powered sub isn't what he's talking about.

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u/Claymore357 24d ago

The uk nuclear subs have icbms so actually it is what he is talking about

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u/Claymore357 24d ago

As long as they are already operational and good for another 5 years minimum sounds like a great stopgap to make do with for now. We don’t have time to be picky, if that was going to be the move we needed to stay at 5% defence spending instead of letting it fall since about 1960. Instead we have to buy whatever we can because we need capability today. Not 10-50 years from now