Like boomerangs, some bad ideas keep coming back. Space-based missile defence has been pursued intermittently by the United States since the launch of the Space Age. Now, under Donald Trump, …
Limited rules of engagement: Even if the Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities is adopted, a significant void will remain
Author Cesar Jaramillo The Ploughshares Monitor Winter 2011 Volume 32 Issue 4 The draft Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities proposed by the European Union is currently undergoing international …
Does the Pentagon Now Doubt the Missile Defence System it wanted Canada to endorse?
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Winter 2005 Volume 26 Issue 4 Canada’s decision to forgo direct involvement in the US ballistic missile defence system (BMD) could yet be vindicated by …
Canada and Strategic Ballistic Missile Defence: Arms Control and Other Imperatives
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Winter 2004 Volume 25 Issue 4 This material was originally presented as a Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and …
Facing the Arms Control Challenges of BMD
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Autumn 2004 Volume 25 Issue 3 In Canada the opposition to ballistic missile defence (BMD) has rightly focused on urging the Government to reject participation …
BMD, NORAD and Canada-US Security Relations
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Spring 2004 Volume 25 Issue 1 Ever since the Government announced that it was pursuing ballistic missile defence (BMD) discussions with the United States, the …
Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence: An Interception Scenario
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Winter 2003 Volume 24 Issue 4 Why BMD? Why now? 1. Canada is considering a role in BMD despite a well-established skepticism: Canadian policy has …
Canada and Ballistic Missile Defence
Author Ernie Regehr The Ploughshares Monitor Summer 2003 Volume 24 Issue 2 A version of this report was presented to the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade in June …