Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!pkern From: pkern@utcs.UUCP (Paul Kern) Newsgroups: can.politics Subject: the Pentagon / nuclear weapons Message-ID: <334@utcs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 13-Jan-85 15:32:59 EST Article-I.D.: utcs.334 Posted: Sun Jan 13 15:32:59 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jan-85 15:37:36 EST Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX Lines: 23 Just recently a leaked Pentagon document revealed plans to place American nuclear devices on Canadian bases during times of extreme international crisis.(Not many, 32, I think) The intended bases were CFB Comox on Vancouver Island and another base in Nova Scotia. The plan seemed to be that Canadian Coastguard(?) planes, like the Aurora, would deliver some of the devices to their targets (ie. enemy submarines lurking off the two coasts). Subsequent revelations included the placing of long-range B-52 bombers on bases around the country. They would be carrying nuclear weapons. I suppose the idea was to place them closer to the target. While I am a rookie politics spectator a long held belief was that Canada was always, and would remain, free of nuclear weapons (except for the ones raining around us during a nuclear exchange). This also seemed to be another example of Canada being taken for granted as the Minister of Defense, Robert Coates, had not heard of this plan (or would not admit that he had). Any comments from the political-minded net users ? Paul Kern ..!utcs!pkern