Canada revisits "Homeland Missile Defence" ?

Canada's participation in the U.S. national homeland missile defense system would help facilitate quick decision-making and allow Canada greater access to intelligence on ballistic missile threats.

Full participation would "allow Canadians to be in all domains at the NORAD/NORTHCOM command center." LGen Parent said during testimony.

"I would not be asked to leave the room if there was a discussion towards the subject of a ballistic missile defense engagement." LGen Parent said. "General Jacoby (NORTHCOM and NORAD Commander) could appoint me to be part of the decision-making in ballistic missile defense."

Currently, the U.S. Ground Based Missile Defense system (GMD) has 30 deployed interceptors in Alaska and California and can defend all of the United States as well as Canada from long range North Korean ballistic missiles. This GMD system has a limited number of interceptors, a high shot doctrine and a very high cost of engagement. With the continued growth and proliferation in long range ballistic missile threats against North America from places such as Iran and North Korea, as well as the technical miscues of all of the North Korean missile tests, it would seem prudent to Canada's national security to have a voice in the decision making of the ballistic missile defense system that is in place.  

Though not stated this is very clearly about targeting Russia through Canada!!!

Earlier this year in May, LGen Parent participated and presented in MDAA's NORAD/NORTHCOM Missile Warning and Defender of the Year Event in Colorado Springs for the Missile Warning Professional of the Year in 2014.


Watch Lieutenant General Alain Parent's Full Testimony: