“We haven’t seen this sort of systematic and methodical increase in threats since the height of the Cold War,” he said. O’Shaughnessy acknowledged the need for study to ensure Canada and the U.S., which have worked through NORAD to defend against nuclear-missile attacks since the 1950s, build the right system to defend against 21st-century threats. Article Continued BelowBut he warned against falling into what he described as “the paralysis-by-analysis trap while our competitors are putting us at risk with credible threat. O’Shaughnessy did not mention missile defence in his address. The Liberals have left the door open to eventually joining such a program as part of a modernized NORAD, while the Conservatives have openly called for Canada to join now.

Source: thestar February 12, 2019 21:09 UTC