PSCI 3607 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, Missile Defense
23 Jan 2017
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Lecture #3 - evolution of security & defense policy cont. Mulroney era: elected in 1984, had a strong platform of rebuilding the canadian military, 1984 was a very specific time period in terms of national security. However, it was outdated by the time of its release. Gorbachev had come to power and the soviet union was weakening, result was better ties with the west and the decline of the cold war. White paper had a large focus on sovereignty. A us icebreaker travelled through the arctic, raised issues on arctic sovereignty again. To enforce this, canada planned to purchased 10 -12 nuclear submarines. Note: these submarines were nuclear propelled, not armed. This purchase never went through due to the cold war de-escalating by the time the white paper was released: there was also a development of peacekeeping criteria. Criteria that determined whether to join in peacekeeping missions. United nations and nato support was needed: commitment and the capability gap.
