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...uncompromising position on the two key issues which face the country: biculturalism and nuclear policy. Although Pearson's pro-nuclear posture will antagonize some pacifist French-Canadians, he has softened the possible effects by stating his position in terms of Canada's responsibility and commitments to NATO and NORAD. In addition, Pearson's genuine concern for the problem of Confederation, the co-existence of the English and French in equality, will endear him to the voters of French Quebec...
...record that has been verified by the sky-scanning radars of the North American Air Defense Command. While watching for unfriendly bombers and missiles. NORAD's sharp electronic eyes also spot every other high-flying metallic object that comes into range-including research spacecraft. NORAD has counted 273 man-made objects orbiting earth. Some are satellites, living or dead, but most are "garbage": the burned-out rockets, connecting rings, nose covers, and other bits and pieces that are abandoned after accompanying spacecraft into orbit. The oldest of these far-out travelers is Explorer I, launched...
...Liberals suport a strong role in NATO and NORAD (North Atlantic Air Defense), including Canadian based Bomarc missiles armed with nuclear warheads. The recent U.S. pressure for the program, however, according to both Conway and Dupre, seems to have weakened the Liberal position, and strengthened Diefenbacker...
Ever since Canada joined the U.S. in NORAD for air defense of the North American continent, one of the liveliest debates up north (though largely unheard down in the U.S.) has been the question of whether there should be nuclear weapons on Canadian soil. Canadian and U.S. airmen consider it vital to equip Canadian interceptors with nuclear-tipped air-to-air rockets, even more important to arm U.S.-supplied Bomarc antiaircraft missiles with atomic warheads. The latest Gallup poll on the subject shows that 61% of Canada's citizens agree. But Canadian External Affairs Secretary Howard Green, a staunch...
Eventually, Diefenbaker announced that he had ordered Canadian units "into the same level of readiness as the U.S. forces under NORAD control." But when the Pentagon requested permission for U.S. air defense squadrons to move into forward bases in Canada, permission was refused. Again, when the U.S. asked to arm interceptors at Goose Bay, Labrador, and Stephenville, Newfoundland, with nuclear warheads ferried from Bangor, Me., permission was refused. Officially, Canadian and U.S. airmen at NORAD headquarters in Colorado Springs had nothing to say. "This is politics," said one officer. Privately, they ground their teeth in frustration. The incident did illustrate...