Canada: The Decision to Procure Nuclear Attack Submarines and Its Significance for NATO
In June 1987 the Canadian government announced plans to procure 10 to 12 nuclear attack submarines (SSNs). The evidence suggest that, for some Canadians, a primary purpose for this submarine program may not be to enhance the security of NATO, but instead to assert Canada's sovereignty, principa...
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ftdtic:ADA201669 2023-05-15T14:48:08+02:00 Canada: The Decision to Procure Nuclear Attack Submarines and Its Significance for NATO Guillory, Theodore NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA 1988-09 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA201669 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA201669 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA201669 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Economics and Cost Analysis Government and Political Science Submarine Engineering Defense Systems Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *ANTISUBMARINE DEFENSE SYSTEMS *NAVAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY THREATS NAVY SECURITY CANADA THESES ACCESS POWER ATTACK SUBMARINES DETERRENCE NORTH AMERICA ARCTIC REGIONS DECISION MAKING POLITICAL SCIENCE NATO UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY NAVAL POWERS NATIONAL INTERESTS Text 1988 ftdtic 2016-02-23T07:39:18Z In June 1987 the Canadian government announced plans to procure 10 to 12 nuclear attack submarines (SSNs). The evidence suggest that, for some Canadians, a primary purpose for this submarine program may not be to enhance the security of NATO, but instead to assert Canada's sovereignty, principally against the United States, in the Arctic region. The thesis discuss this decision and its possible implications for the security of North America and NATO. It is argued that the United States must continue to have unimpeded access to the Arctic region to counter the ever increasing threat posed by Soviet nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). Finally the thesis suggests a possible solution to the current sovereignty debate and a potential strategy for employing these SNN to enhance the security of North America and NATO as a whole. Keywords: Naval procurement; Nuclear powered submarine threats; Arctic regions access; Sovereignty; Canada as a naval power; Deterrence; National interests; Theses. Text Arctic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Arctic Canada |
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Economics and Cost Analysis Government and Political Science Submarine Engineering Defense Systems Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *ANTISUBMARINE DEFENSE SYSTEMS *NAVAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY THREATS NAVY SECURITY CANADA THESES ACCESS POWER ATTACK SUBMARINES DETERRENCE NORTH AMERICA ARCTIC REGIONS DECISION MAKING POLITICAL SCIENCE NATO UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY NAVAL POWERS NATIONAL INTERESTS |
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Economics and Cost Analysis Government and Political Science Submarine Engineering Defense Systems Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *ANTISUBMARINE DEFENSE SYSTEMS *NAVAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY THREATS NAVY SECURITY CANADA THESES ACCESS POWER ATTACK SUBMARINES DETERRENCE NORTH AMERICA ARCTIC REGIONS DECISION MAKING POLITICAL SCIENCE NATO UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY NAVAL POWERS NATIONAL INTERESTS Guillory, Theodore Canada: The Decision to Procure Nuclear Attack Submarines and Its Significance for NATO |
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Economics and Cost Analysis Government and Political Science Submarine Engineering Defense Systems Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare *NUCLEAR POWERED SUBMARINES *ANTISUBMARINE DEFENSE SYSTEMS *NAVAL PROCUREMENT STRATEGY THREATS NAVY SECURITY CANADA THESES ACCESS POWER ATTACK SUBMARINES DETERRENCE NORTH AMERICA ARCTIC REGIONS DECISION MAKING POLITICAL SCIENCE NATO UNITED STATES SOVEREIGNTY NAVAL POWERS NATIONAL INTERESTS |
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In June 1987 the Canadian government announced plans to procure 10 to 12 nuclear attack submarines (SSNs). The evidence suggest that, for some Canadians, a primary purpose for this submarine program may not be to enhance the security of NATO, but instead to assert Canada's sovereignty, principally against the United States, in the Arctic region. The thesis discuss this decision and its possible implications for the security of North America and NATO. It is argued that the United States must continue to have unimpeded access to the Arctic region to counter the ever increasing threat posed by Soviet nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). Finally the thesis suggests a possible solution to the current sovereignty debate and a potential strategy for employing these SNN to enhance the security of North America and NATO as a whole. Keywords: Naval procurement; Nuclear powered submarine threats; Arctic regions access; Sovereignty; Canada as a naval power; Deterrence; National interests; Theses. |
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Canada: The Decision to Procure Nuclear Attack Submarines and Its Significance for NATO |
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