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The anti-nuclear movement in Canada began as a part of the overall peace movement within Canada. The impetus for the anti-nuclear movement can be ascribed to the threat of nuclear arms during the Cold War, and the ineffectiveness of the United Nations in resolving the political tensions. [3]
The Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit (CJIRU) (French: Unité interarmées d'intervention du Canada, UIIC) of the Canadian Armed Forces was created "to provide timely and agile broad-based CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) support to the Government of Canada in order to prevent, control and mitigate CBRN threats to Canada, Canadians, and Canadian interests".
Canadian anti–nuclear weapons activists (12 P) This page was last edited on 18 November 2024, at 21:50 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Some of these anti-nuclear power organisations are reported to have developed considerable expertise on nuclear power and energy issues. [2] In 1992, the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that "his agency had been pushed in the right direction on safety issues because of the pleas and protests of nuclear watchdog groups". [3]
Edwards gained public profile after he debated Edward Teller, the famous physicist and ‘father of the hydrogen bomb’, on live Canadian national television on October 17, 1974, [3] [4] becoming known as a leading anti-nuclear activist. [5] The Great Debate was moderated by Canadian television personality and author, Pierre Berton. The ...
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In total, there were between 250 and 450 nuclear warheads on Canadian bases between 1963 and 1972. There were at most 108 Genie missiles armed with 1.5 kiloton W25 warheads present from 1963 to 1984. There may have been fewer due to attrition of CF-101s as the program aged and as incoming CF-18s became combat-qualified. [23]
A report on proposed changes to U.S. dietary guidelines suggests encouraging people to eat more beans and lentils for protein and less red meat. Updated guidelines are expected to go into effect ...