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November 19, 2010

Canada, and the West, Need Larger Navies

Alan Dowd, The Mark

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The Arctic’s frozen waterways are thawing, pirates are preying on vital sea lanes, rogue states are shipping WMD technology, China is beginning to deploy its navy overseas, and terrorists have proven their capacity to carry out deadly seaborne attacks. Now is no time for the western allies to mothball their navies. But sadly, that appears to be what’s happening.

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