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From: chapman@fornax.uucp
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Subject: Re: definitions of culture, really Brad, Brad, Brad....wake up
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Date: Wed, 25-Feb-87 15:27:48 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 25 15:27:48 1987
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> In article <202@fornax.uucp> chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) writes:
> >and smell the coffee.
> >> We have no need [for nukes], because we have all the nukes we need nearby.
> >
> >You mean it isn't because there is no one who's going to attack us?
> >Let's face it the only real danger to Canada is the US/USSR conflict.
> >Personally if I get nuked it's not going to make me feel better that 
> >it had a stars and stripes on it.
> 
> Indeed, but it doesn't change the fact that Canadians perceive themselves
> to be in an unusual situation, militarily.  We don't fear attack for
> a very good reason.  Sorry I don't have the exact sources, but if my
> memory serves me correctly there have been several polls in which large
> numbers of Canadians have stated we don't need a military or nuclear force

It seems to me that in polls for quite some time Canadians have expicitly
stated that they do not want nukes in our country - either ours or theirs.
This is why the Genies (I think it was) were removed from Comox base.

> because the Americans have no choice but to defend us.  This is the real
> cause of Canada's so called 'non-military' cultural identity.

As I said getting killed by a "defensive" nuke isn't any better than
getting killed by an offensive nuke.

We don't need nukes etc. because we are not going to attack anybody
and it is exteremely unlikely that anyone would attack us except perhaps
as a byplay in attacking the US/USSR at which point the nukes would not
do us a hell of a lot of good would they?
> >
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