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From: jbtubman@water.UUCP (Jim Tubman [LPAIG])
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: A naval presence in the arctic
Message-ID: <820@water.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Sep-85 13:23:33 EDT
Article-I.D.: water.820
Posted: Fri Sep 13 13:23:33 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 14-Sep-85 05:43:29 EDT
References: <1386@utcsri.UUCP> <5952@utzoo.UUCP>
Reply-To: jbtubman@water.UUCP (Jim Tubman [LPAIG])
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

In article <5952@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
>Nuclear submarines are very expensive, which is one reason why they are
>not more widespread.  Another reason is that the few nations which build
>them have shown no inclination whatever to export them.  Maybe we could
>convince Britain to sell us some; I'm unsure about the US.

Our nuclear industry doesn't seem to be doing so well these days; perhaps
getting them to work on a project to produce a reactor for propulsion might
help the industry *and* make a useful contribution to the Arctic sovereignty
problem.

Just a thought.

						Jim Tubman
						University of Waterloo