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Article: CANADIAN DEFENSE PLAN CALLS FOR NUCLEAR SUBS 15-YEAR PROPOSAL CHALLENGES US OVER OWNERSHIP OF NORTHWEST PASSAGE IN ARCTIC
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- June 6, 1987
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OTTAWA - The Conservative government outlined a 15-year
defense program yesterday that called for development of a
nuclear-powered submarine fleet to defend Canada's claim of
sovereignty over Arctic waters against a US challenge.
The plan, submitted to Parliament by Defense Minister Perrin
Beatty, is the first serious review of Canada's defense program
since 1971. Instead of giving priority to Western Europe, it
outlines a narrower strategy of continental and border protection.
Beatty also said Canada would withdraw its commitment under
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to provide 5,000 troops for
a rapid deployment force to support Norway in the event of a Soviet
attack.
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