The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is urging Canada to establish its own nuclear weapons program, arguing that the country needs to protect itself from both Russian aggression and potential threats from the United States.
Blacklock's Reporter says the organization released a National Policy Guide this week recommending that Canada develop an independent nuclear deterrent.
“Even if the Trump era proves to be an anomaly in American history, Canada’s security must never again be at the mercy of the shifting political winds in a handful of U.S. swing states,” the Guide stated.
“To credibly defend our sovereignty against two neighboring nuclear powers, Canada should create its own deterrent.”
The guide warned that Canada is more dependent on the U.S. for its security than European Union countries and the United Kingdom. It argued that the country’s geographic position, once an advantage, now poses a liability.
“To our north, we border a hostile imperialist terrorist state, Russia. To our south, we border a Trump-led America that threatens our sovereignty and economy. Both are nuclear powers.”
While Canada has nuclear expertise, it has never developed its own weapons program. The country supplied uranium for the 1945 Manhattan Project and constructed the world’s first experimental nuclear reactor.
Currently, only three NATO nations possess nuclear warheads: the U.S., the U.K., and France. According to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, six other countries have nuclear arsenals: China, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, and Russia.
“The Congress believes Canada and the free world are at a turning point,” the Guide stated. “Canada’s sovereignty and economy are under threat from the United States, which was once our closest ally. While the Trump administration threatens Canada, it also seeks to appease the greatest threat to global peace and security, the Russian Federation.”
The guide described Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine as a “genocidal war of aggression” and warned of a growing threat to Canada’s sovereignty in the Arctic and to NATO allies in Europe.
“The future of Canada’s freedom and Europe’s stability depends on our ability to defend our sovereignty and national interest,” it stated.
The Congress also urged Canada to raise defence spending to 3% of Gross Domestic Product, surpassing the NATO minimum of 2%. Canada currently allocates 1.37% of GDP to defence.
The Congress argued that Canada can “no longer rely on the United States as a security partner” and must prioritize national defence.
It pointed to the Trump administration’s March decision to suspend military aid and intelligence-sharing with Ukraine, calling it an act of blackmail.
“If the Trump administration can cut off one ally facing an existential threat, it can certainly do the same to another, such as Canada,” the Guide warned.
