Canada to Participate in Early Warning Radar System

Canada has agreed to participate in an early warning radar system for North America that will be incorporated into U.S. missile defense efforts, the Toronto Globe and Mail reported today (see GSN, March 18).

Canada’s participation would result in the early warning radar being operated by the jointly operated North American Aerospace Defense Command, instead of having solely a U.S. military command, according to the Globe and Mail. Canada’s decision to participate was relayed in the past two weeks to the Bush administration, which had been pressuring Ottawa for a decision, according to sources.

While Canada’s decision does not commit it to full participation in the U.S. missile defense system, sources indicated yesterday that Ottawa plans to join the effort, the Globe and Mail reported. Any Canadian role, however, would probably not go beyond military decision-making at NORAD, according to the Globe and Mail (Drew Fagen, Globe and Mail, April 29).

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