{"id":102916,"date":"2026-06-08T04:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=102916"},"modified":"2026-06-07T12:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:22:12","slug":"a-brief-history-of-nuclear-weapons-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2026\/06\/08\/a-brief-history-of-nuclear-weapons-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Nuclear Weapons in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ySNYGfcY21c?si=SmeOmUYpXm1d4Tgo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 6 Jun 2026  #aviationlovers #canadianaerospace #PolyusStudios<\/p>\n<p>Canadians themselves were largely opposed to nuclear weapons but their utility in a full out conflict was impossible to ignore. And so up until fairly recently the Canadian government&#8217;s position on the matter was deliberately ambiguous. Promoting peace while supplying the means of war. Now with the luxury of hindsight we can see the true extent to which these weapons played a central role in the defense of this country during the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p>Like it or not, Canada was a threatening and potent nuclear-armed force during a 9 year period between 1963 and 1972. The posturing was offensive in Europe, and defensive on Canadian soil. The last defensive weapons were relinquished in 1984. Nuclear weapons were adopted as part of its network of alliances, when it became obvious that the Soviet missile threat could only be defeated by deterrence. Politically the nuclear question was a hot potato, John Diefenbaker tried to keep the weapons out, Lester Pearson  let them in, and Pierre Trudeau kicked them back out again.<\/p>\n<p>This video was made without the use of Artificial Intelligence (No AI). Long live people power!<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n1:20 Uranium mining in the North<br \/>\n2:31 Tube Alloys and the Manhattan Project<br \/>\n4:10 Post war fears of Soviet army and Canadian build up in Europe<br \/>\n6:04 Air threat from Soviet bombers<br \/>\n8:05 The case for nuclear weapons<br \/>\n9:28 Cancellation of the Arrow in favour of nuclear weapons<br \/>\n10:55 Defensive nukes<br \/>\n13:39 Offensive nukes<br \/>\n16:15 Nuclear capable platforms<br \/>\n16:59 Types and numbers of deployed weapons<br \/>\n18:30 Legacy and impact of these weapons<br \/>\n19:55 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Support me on Patreon &#8211;   \/ polyusstudios  <\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\nDenmark &#8211; Portland Cello Project<br \/>\nYour Suggestions &#8211; Unicorn Heads<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Published 6 Jun 2026 #aviationlovers #canadianaerospace #PolyusStudios Canadians themselves were largely opposed to nuclear weapons but their utility in a full out conflict was impossible to ignore. And so up until fairly recently the Canadian government&#8217;s position on the matter was deliberately ambiguous. Promoting peace while supplying the means of war. 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