Bush Pushes Missile Defense in Canada

U.S. President George W. Bush, on his first official visit to Canada, yesterday discussed the U.S. missile defense program with Prime Minister Paul Martin, the CanWest News Service reported (see GSN, Nov. 29).

“We … discussed ways to strengthen the security partnership that for more than six decades has helped to keep this continent peaceful and secure,” Bush said during a press conference with Martin.

“We talked about the future of NORAD and how that organization can best meet emerging threats and safeguard our continent against attack from ballistic missiles,” Bush said, referring to the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which monitors for missile and air attack against the United States and Canada (Dawson/Blanchfield, CanWest News Service, Dec. 1).

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