26 septembre 2024 | Local, Terrestre

ANALYSIS | Thinking the 'unthinkable': NATO wants Canada and allies to gear up for a conventional war | CBC News

For decades, Canadian governments have avoided thinking about what it would take to fight a long conventional war. Now, NATO is asking members to develop national plans to bolster their defence industrial capacity. Can NATO put Canadian industry on a 'war footing'?

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-canada-ukraine-russia-defence-strategy-1.7333798

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