Those squeaky clean Canadians.
They're a nuclear-free zone, don't you know? There's protests all over the place whenever a nuclear powered US sub wants to pull into a Canadian port to give the boys aboard a bit of r&r.
Mind you, they're a bit conflicted. They do have a nuclear power program. Just like the Iranians. Just for peaceful purposes of course.
The just-for-peaceful-purposes nuclear power program in Canada was instrumental in bringing both Pakistan and India into the nuke club. Yes, you have sold us a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, but now we have a surprise for you!
Canada may have a milquetoast attitude towards nuclear proliferation, but it remains one of the premier sources of weapons-grade uranium on the planet. That's why we're sending the stuff to the USA.
These shipments happen without the slightest bit of public scrutiny. By contrast, when the local nuclear power plant wanted to ship some used machinery to Sweden for decommisioning, the do-gooders were all over it. Wanted full public hearings and an environmental study just for starters.
But sending weapon-grade uranium to the only country in the world that has ever used nuclear weapons?
No problem.
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