"Ed Majden" wrote in message
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| "Peter Stickney"
| Now, that's most patently untrue. The fact is, in the late 1950s,
| early 1960s, Canada had jumped onto the Nuke Bandwagon more deeply
| than any other NATO country, including the U.S.. The CF-104s were
| built solely as Nuke Bombers.
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| I have never read so much B.S. about Canada's nuclear roll. The
| Diefenbaker government had to be dragged into the accepting nuclear
weapons!

Ever read a book by John Clearwater titled "Canadian Nuclear Weapons:
The Untold Story"? It includes some information about the efforts the
Pearson government to sign up for the use of US nuclear weapons.