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To: Snowshoe who wrote (14500)	12/7/2004 4:01:14 PM
From: Crocodile	Respond to of 20773

Snowshoe, I believe there's definitely going to be more to this than granting access to Canadian sites. Part of the controversy here in Canada is over people wanting to know just how much or little we'll be agreeing to, and also whether we'll end up being part of opening the door to weaponization of space (as was the intent of the StarWars idea). We can't seem to get a straight answer on a number of questions. Meanwhile, even a good number of U.S. physicists have been advising that the BMD systems probably won't protect Canada at all -- and, in fact, may just turn us into the "fall out zone" for warheads and interception devices that fall apart or miss targets -- should they actually be employed. It's clear that the majority of Canadians are dead set against a program that initiates or intensifies a new arms race. On the face of it, the idea of a few BMD's probably doesn't sound like a big deal, but I don't think we're being told the whole story and a rapidly growing number of Canadians very must mistrust the intentions of the U.S. these days. croc

To: Snowshoe who wrote (14500)	12/7/2004 4:21:59 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 20773

To add to what I just posted, this is just a short article that gives some sense of the uncertainty surrounding the BMD question. The paragraph about midway down the page is particularly interesting as these are the kinds of things we're hearing from some sources in the U.S. but that seem to be denied by others. People here are pretty much supportive of the use of Norad for sensing, etc... but the question is how far will things go now, and in future. Seems that various people in the U.S. government are saying different things depending on who they are talking to. ctv.ca