Re:Military models Canadian response to hypothetical America...
by toomuchtodo on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @02:29PM
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Canada simply needs to allow Chinese and European military bases on their land to defend against the US. You don’t need Canadian kids with guns, you need allies with weapons systems to defend against land and air attacks (with of course some soldiers trained to operate those weapons systems).
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Re:Military models Canadian response to hypothetical America...
by kibbul4 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @05:41PM
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This is one of the most impotent things I've ever read. All you've achieved here is acknowledging that you are completely defenseless and welcoming foreign militaries into your territory (the thing you were trying to avoid).
What's the plan? Trust the Chinese to defend your country out of the goodness of their hearts (without ever acting on their ability to claim it for themselves at any time knowing you will not and can not do anything to stop them)?
Re:Military models Canadian response to hypothetical America...
by Teever on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @12:45PM
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Canadian troops fought and died to free France from Nazi oppression. It is quite likely that France would be willing to extend their nuclear umbrella to Canada while Canada rapidly spooled up the domestic production of nuclear weapons.
If that were to happen the question 'What's the plan?' becomes extremely pertinent.
What's the plan if Canada builds a few dozen nukes and scatters them in silos across the prairies under the protection of a nuclear power with their own MIC?