Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1954-2009: Déjà Vu All Over Again (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780774817509)

Since the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have responded to US ballistic missile defence initiatives with fear and uncertainty. Officials have endlessly debated the implications - at home and abroad - of participation. Drawing on previously classified government documents and interviews with senior officials, James Fergusson offers the first full account of Canada's unsure response to US initiatives. He reveals that factors such as weak leadership and a tendency to place uncertain and ill-defined notions of international peace and security before national defence have resulted in indecision. In the end, policy-makers have failed to transform the ballistic missile defence issue into an opportunity to define Canada's strategic interests at home and on the world stage.

Author: James G. Fergusson
ISBN-10: 077481750X
ISBN-13: 9780774817509
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2010
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2011
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 285