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A 10 page contention that while the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis composed the first real threat to North American territory since the bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War II, the reaction of the two countries most threatened by this crisis was considerably different. The U.S. reaction was swift yet perhaps somewhat premature. Canadian reaction was considerably slower. Concludes that while many criticize Canada's reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis and the U.S. request for Canadian alert, her caution was actually prudent given the threat of all-out nuclear world war as a result of U.S. actions and the concerns for Canadian sovereignty in regard to the control of her military. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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10 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPCanMis.rtf
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Cuban Missile crisis is typically identified with the problems it caused between the United States and Cuba. In reality this was a crisis which affected all of North America.
Beginning October 22, 1962 the Cuban Missile Crisis revolved around the intention of the USSR to install ballistic missile in Cuba. These missiles were not only capable of hitting
U.S. targets, they were fully capable of hitting Canadian targets as well. While the U.S. reaction to this crisis was swift, however, Canadian reaction occurred at a much slower
pace and was reluctantly made largely in response to U.S. requests. Immediate Reactions
When the threat of USSR missiles became eminent to the U.S. the immediately installed a naval blockade of Cuba and requested that Canada
move her own forces to alert status as well (Mathews, 2000). No consultation occurred with Canada and little notice was provided to Canada by the U.S. as to her
proposed actions despite the agreements binding each country in regard to the North American Air Defense Agreement (NORAD) and the Permanent Joint Board of Defense (Mathews, 2000).
Issues Surrounding NORAD The U.S. and Canada had entered
into the NORAD agreement in the 1940s and was conceived to detect oncoming bomber attacks against North America. The agreement stipulates cooperation between the U.S. and Canada in protecting
the North American continent. At the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis it divided the Canadian and U.S. territory into overlapping regions, a situation which led to a strained
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