It is true, we sell CANDU reactors (which you'll learn about at the end of Physics 30) to countries like India, who then turn around and use the plutonium they produce for weapons. It is also true that we do not have any nuclear weapons of our own. We simply don't have to, because the US will protect us with their "nuclear umbrella" at all costs. Why, you ask? Because, besides being very polite, resource rich, and makers of fine donuts, we have the largest uranium deposits outside of Russia and South America. They want us as friends so that we can continue to sell them uranium.

hmm... the one of the largest uranium deposits you say. good for us. maybe we could threaten to stop selling it to them if they try to close borders to alberta beef again.

That would not do anything we can’t do nothing with just the uranium you have to make the weapons with it first. And any way even if we did the US would just barge in and take it we would not beagle to stop them. It is just like that with our oil and water. if we stop supplying them they will take us over and Canada is no longer known as Canada it will be known as US 2

Haha that would be so horrible!! US 2.....I guess us Canadians are not in that great of a position....yes we have the United States protection in war and such, and they are one of the largest superpowers in the world, and we are like their best friends. But if we try and rebel or try to cut off some sort of supply from the USA...they would simply come in and shut us down. So either way we have to "obey their commands." That's stupid. But I guess you can say that we are the USA's little puppets...how stupid does that sound?

actually when you look at it our world is nuclearly balanced. besides i think our oh so great leaders are aware that if they bomb a country they are pretty much killing themselves since that country can turn around and bomb it. just like the cuban missile crisis. for this reason everyone's scared to used nukes because they've become so dangerous and so common. anyways i believe that in a couple of decades we will have found ways to live in outer space and on other planets, maybe even finding ways to survive in the water or without oxygen but carbon dioxide. it's human instinct to find a way to survive at all costs

That is true. And Crystal, if what you are saying is also true, about living underwater and stuff..I am so there! I will live under the sea!!