Canada's defence policy review includes the possibility of investing in nuclear submarines to expand and renew the country's submarine fleet.
is promising a fresh look at expanding and renewing Canada ’s submarine fleet , with the prime minister not ruling out that nuclear submarines could be part of that upgrade.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the government will start a process to determine what would be the best fit as a replacement. While the defence review suggested the subs would be “conventionally powered,” Trudeau didn’t rule out considering a nuclear-powered fleet. “That’s the really important technology difference. It has nothing to do with conventional or nuclear, it’s just about the weight of the thing, so that it gets enough momentum when it’s rising and the conning tower is robust enough that it doesn’t get damaged,” he said.
“I actually, personally and professionally am not certain there is a bonafide underwater security threat that would require a submarine able to operate deep and protracted distances throughout the Northwest Passage.”
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