Dilemmas in Defence Decision-Making
Constructing Canada’s Role in NORAD, 1958–96
Authors: Crosby, A.
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- About this book
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The Cold War produced a matrix of Canadian/US extra-governmental military and economic relationships which significantly shaped Canadian political decision-making as it related to the defence of the continent under the auspices of the North American Air/Aerospace Defence Agreement (NORAD). In the post-cold War era, these relationships continue to effectively support a traditional security agenda for the Canadian government. The rewritten NORAD Agreement, signed in March 1996, is the vehicle for Canadian participation in US missile defence programs worldwide. Paying particular attention to the decisions to adopt a nuclear weapons role for Canada's continental air defence forces, to test the US air-lunched cruise missile in the Canadian North, and to become increasingly involved in active missile and space-based defence programs, the author examines: · the Cold War construction of Canadian/US military and economic relationships · the effects of these relationships on political decision-making · the public discourse as a site of alternative understandings of Canada's role in the Cold War. Ann Denholm Crosby provides a challenging analysis of Canadian defence decision-making in both its Cold war and post-Cold War contexts.
- About the authors
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ANN DENHOLM CROSBY is Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at York University, Ontario, and teaches in the fields of Security Studies, Canadian Foreign Policy and Peace Research.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Introduction: Considering Contradictions
Pages 1-18
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The Origins of NORAD: Institutionalizing Canadian/US Military Cooperation
Pages 19-37
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Canada’s Nuclear Weapons: The Relations of Military Cooperation
Pages 38-55
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Constructing an Aerospace Defence Mandate: 1958–81
Pages 56-79
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Active Missile and Space-Based Defence Programs: 1981–96
Pages 80-105
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Dilemmas in Defence Decision-Making
- Book Subtitle
- Constructing Canada’s Role in NORAD, 1958–96
- Authors
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- A. Crosby
- Series Title
- International Political Economy Series
- Copyright
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Copyright Holder
- Ann Denholm Crosby
- Distribution Rights
- Distribution rights are restricted. Dual edition
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-230-37402-7
- DOI
- 10.1057/9780230374027
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-333-68947-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-40118-5
- Series ISSN
- 2662-2483
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 253
- Topics
