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Canada is not the US's hat. The US is Canada's pants.
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That doesn't really answer my question. Like is Canada planning to fight Russia or maybe China? What else could we possibly need F-35s for? Also, plenty of countries have a national guard or self defense force. The only thing Canadian military is used for is enforcing imperialism around the world.
oh you're absolutely right, the grift is the goal
F-35As are B61-12 tactical nuke capable. I believe the most recent frenzy around them is to make it so every nato nation has this new generation of nuclear weapons. It signals a shift in nuclear policy. It could technically be used in a first strike that disables the enemy's nuclear capacity as they are also stealth planes that dodges enemy radars.
The whole idea of a decapitating first strike is a complete fantasy. Russia has a dead man's switch, they have subs circling the US coast. They have hypersonic missiles that cannot be intercepted. I really hope these idiots don't genuinely believe they could survive a nuclear war.
certainly not alone at the least.
i'll be honest, i didnt realize how deployed their military is, but it's probably just following big brothers lead. link
The reality is that the US would react to either Russia or China trying to invade Canada exact same way Russia reacted to NATO expansion in Ukraine. The only country that's an actual threat to Canada is the US, and there's no hope of Canada contesting the US militarily. All our infrastructure is right on the border. The US could take out our pour grid in the first hour.