The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives has published a new report on Canada’s military spending. Canadian Military Spending 2010-11, written by Ceasefire.ca editor Bill Robinson, shows that Canadian military spending is higher now than it has been at any other time since the end of the Second World War. According to the study, Canada will […]
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New research indicates that a “regional”, limited nuclear war would have even more devastating global consequences than previously expected. In addition to creating a global “nuclear haze” effect that would lead to global famine, a nuclear war involving as few as 100 Hiroshima-size nuclear bombs could cause serious depletion of the world’s ozone layer, leading […]
For Facebook users – No Stealth Fighters profile photo
We’re very excited about the launch of our Canada-wide campaign on March 3rd to say to Prime Minister Harper: “No Stealth Fighters!” In the lead-up to the start of the campaign this week, please upload this photo as your Facebook profile picture to let everyone know how you feel about this multi-billion-dollar purchase. On March […]
Gates channels Vizzini
U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has warned against getting involved in future land wars in Asia (Thom Shanker, “Gates Warns Against Any More Wars Like Iraq or Afghanistan,” New York Times, 25 February 2011): Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates bluntly told an audience of West Point cadets on Friday that it would be unwise […]
UN peacekeeping missions face shortfalls
The United Nations continues to set new records for the size and complexity of UN peacekeeping operations. But the missions are facing critical shortfalls in key equipment such as helicopters, the UN reports (“UN peacekeeping missions face shortfall of over a third in vital military helicopters,” UN News Service, 22 February 2001): “It remains the […]
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