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Canada’s Nuclear Industry and the Myth of the Peaceful Atom

Through its dealings with other countries, Canada has played a major role in fostering the proliferation of nuclear weapons throughout the world.
This brief history concerns itself with Canada’s involvement as a supplier of nuclear reactors and uranium, leading to both “vertical proliferation”
— the ever-accelerating competition for bigger, better, faster and smarter bombs among the existing nuclear powers — and “horizontal proliferation” :
a more insidious process whereby dozens of national and subnational groups are slowly but surely acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. It will alsodescribe how the Canadian nuclear lobby has influenced the way Canadians view the proliferation problem.

Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility (accessed) 25th Oct 2026, https://www.ccnr.org/myth_1.html

October 28, 2026 - Posted by | Canada, history

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