Saturday, April 24, 2010

Enriched Hypocrisy Before criticizing Iran's nuke program, Canada should look within  http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/3313

Critics of Canadian foreign policy point out that despite commonly-held beliefs, Canada's non-proliferation record is questionable. Yves Engler noted one example of this in his book, Black Book of Canadian Foreign Policy, stating that Canadian military jets stationed in Europe were armed with nuclear warheads during the Cold War—even after all American nuclear silos were removed from the country. As McKay said, “Canada’s nuclear record is far from innocent.”

Leading up to the G8 summit in Huntsville this summer, Canadians might wonder if the G8 would be worrying about nuclear non-proliferation issues now had countries like Canada kept a distance from nuclear trade with the Middle East in the first place. The hope among nuclear critics is for G8 and G20 countries that have strong nuclear industries will realize how their nuclear programs play into Iran's.

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