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Originally Posted by WhamBam
Of course Canada is no second class nation. But is it a world power? Frankly there is no comparision between India and Canada because os the enormous difference in their size. Besides canada has the US to protect her. It is not living in a dangerous neighborhood.
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Such comparisons are ludicrous. India is only strong within her neighborhood. Canada is far stronger militarily in Europe than India, China, Pakistan, Vietnam combined could ever be. A single Canadian battlegroup could kill every Chinese division that could come into Europe which would be ... zero.
Canada does not rely on the US for her protection. She relies on 3 oceans. Both Canada and the US are force projection powers, meaning that our military is geared towards expeditionary forces, not home defence.
Not trying to put down India but you have to be extremely careful when discussing these comparisons and state a proper baseline for comparison. The only baseline I used when I brought up Canada was the "2nd nation status" of a non-nuclear weapons power.
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You are right. I was just pointing to the hypocricy of preaching to others what you do not practice.
"Do as I say. Not as I do."
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Not sure what you mean. The NPT consists of alot more member states than just the N5. Are you saying the non-N5s NPT members are not living up to the treaty. After all, they were also punishing India and Pakistan as demanded by the NPT.
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Of course you know and I know it has nothing to do with eventual "disarming". It was just coming back from an unsustainable stockpile size which was no longer required.
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Perhaps but the evidence is there.
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More on the part of N5 than India.  |
Frankly, looking at the Law Passed by the Congress and Senate, India might as well have signed the NPT.