The Liberal government is looking to cut almost $1 billion from the annual budget of the Department of National Defence — a demand the country’s top military commander says is prompting some “difficult” conversations within the military.

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    1. Nuclear maintenance is very expensive.

    2. Nukes are actually terrible for defense purposes, since starting a nuclear war is a very ‘all or nothing’ affair, which means your choices are reduced to “Armageddon” or “Let the other side have their way” whenever a crisis comes up.

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      Apparently, having nukes grants you the “You just crossed another red line!” defence.

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        It is pretty good for stopping an outright invasion, though, if that’s your only concern. That’s basically what North Korea does. This is not Canada’s strategic position.

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      Nukes are actually terrible for defense purposes, since starting a nuclear war is a very ‘all or nothing’ affair, which means your choices are reduced to “Armageddon” or “Let the other side have their way” whenever a crisis comes up.

      See: Russia and every final warning it has given over Ukraine. Since the US knows they have nothing conventionally and doesn’t buy that they’re going to end the world over a shipment of helmets or whatever it gets ignored.

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      Nukes are a good deterrent against attacks on civilians. There’s a reason Ukraine hasn’t started lobbing rockets at Russian cities.