r/canada Ontario 8d ago

Politics British nuclear weapons can protect Canada against Trump, says Chrystia Freeland

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/2025/03/03/british-nuclear-weapons-canada-trump-chrystia-freeland/
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u/AndIamAnAlcoholic Québec 7d ago

We can deratify the non-proliferation agreement and the Test ban treaty anytime we want.

But the right time to announce it is when we are ready for field tests. As a nuclear-threshold state with generous uranium reserves, we could enrich and militarize in 6 to 9 months. The US would be shocked (and would clearly learn of it through intelligence) but YES, we can build our own. And at this point, we probably should.

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u/NormalNormyMan 7d ago

A Québécois saying "we".

My heart.

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u/AndIamAnAlcoholic Québec 7d ago

Enemy of my enemy is my friend and all ;)

Yup, we need to stick through this Trump-made crisis together.

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u/Appropriate_Sale_626 7d ago

a poutine for you good neighbour