Its illegal here as well,  they continue doing it anyway. Only reason im not concerned well watch the video... run army ruuuuun! bad disapline in the army breaking ranks like that from rubber bullets.. pfft amateurs. I rate our police could take the army, something like 60% of our army has aids etc.

Personally, we don't have enough strikes in the US. In any career field.

The US bourgeoisie is very skilled in keeping their working class stupid, entertained, and economically imprisoned/impotent.

now thats a little harsh, im sure we could take zimbarbwe if really had to.  

No. Officers teach the soldiers to follow orders unquestioningly. Harsh penalties are involved for disobeying an order.

I'd buy the line that officers were supposed to defend the 'rank&file' from the politicians if it weren't for the fact that the money for the military must pass through the politicians' hands first. AND we must remember that here in the US(those nice fellows that keep Canada safe), the President is in charge of all military actions with the exception of declaring war. Thus the title 'Commander in Chief' THANKFULLY being held by Barack Obama currently.

That being said... If the military as a whole went on strike then it would make a hell of a difference. About 4 years ago, if the soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq had simply walked away leaving the countries to rebuild and govern themselves then we would know exactly where the Al-Quaeda bastards were and could effectively target the leaders from orbit sending in a 'Reaper' to dust off every smartass raghead espousing 'death to America and all infidles'. (believe it or not. That is not a run-on sentence.)

Personally, I would find it difficult to argue against a surgical strike on a certain site in Kansas. Posse Comitatus be damned. lol.

Yes. I know. I'm not being the 'I love everybody' kind of Josh tonight. Sorry. He's on strike.

http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/cms/1/1_eng.asp

In contrast, the US has nearly twice the number of ships in the Atlantic fleet alone- (There are a total of nine fleets)

Atlantic Fleet

I'm just sayin'...

Huh? What?

When you say that they are a nuclear power, what do you mean? They don't have the weapons that I would construe as being the condition on which the status of nuclear power hinges. Conversely, if you mean that they have a nuclear industry qualifies a nation as being a nuclear power, then the club is much larger that most observers normally consider.

That being said, Canada does have a nuclear industry that is capable of developing nuclear weapons in short order. Probably a couple dozen bombs in the first year alone if they decided to go that route. The base of Canadian scientists and engineers is well enough qualified that they could probably do that much without any help from the US. That and the rate of crossover of nuclear workers probably means that there are sufficient people in Canada who have already seen enough of our born secret info that it would be arguable that they really would have developed the science on their own.

Whatever on that though. The Canadian conventional military is pretty cool by itself. If memory serves, the current record for distance sniping is held by a Canadian serving in Afghanistan. That and they are rather well trained at winter combat, which happens to have been the decisive factor in a number of past wars.

For example, if matters came down to the need to invade Russia, well just consider the role of winter fighting in WW2. The Germans could not pull it off. The Canadians? Well, hopefully we will never find out but I would bet that they would have a substantial advantage that other nations would not be able to manage.

meh im glad South Africa destroyed all our nukes (think it was either the 1980s or 1960s not sure) I wouldn't want the people who cannot control our army to have there finger on the button. 

   An extremely informative book regarding warfare in Russian territory is titled Fighting In Hell, The German Ordeal On The Eastern Front.    It's a book by Peter G. Tsouras.    

   After the surrender of The Axis powers many high ranking German commanders who fought against the Russians were extensively interviewed by the US military.  The tactical information gleaned from the German commanders was cataloged and used as a future guideline for a potential war with the Soviets who were no longer an ally of the US. The book is a record of those interviews and offers the insights of those who were actually there.

    Interesting side note, the German military were instructed to regard the Slavic people as inferior in every way, including their ability to wage war.   After experiencing the viciousness of Soviet military engagements as well as the Russian's willingness to endure brutal hardships the German soldiers began to regard the Russian people as anything but inferior. 

  Even Russian women were inducted into the military and were engaged in frontline fighting aginst the Germans.  The women were not in support roles in any way.  Gender equality was the rule, not the exception.

Secondly, if you don't think it's in the interest of officers to keep the rank & file happy, then you don't know anything about the military. Politicians decide how much to spend, but Admirals decide where it goes. Things like providing entertainment for troops on duty. Singers, comedians, wrestling events, booze, etc.
When people stop signing up en masse, they also tend to increase wages and benefits to encourage recruits.

A. Because you would just call the queen to find out when to use them.

B. As with small children, we try to keep dangerous objects away.

C. Location Location Location. Too close to us to trust.

D. We already smuggle cigarettes, booze, and drugs to and from your country as easily as anyone can imagine. Job of a lifetime: Canadian Border Guard. A little nuclear stuff no prob.

E. Where exactly did the draft dodging anti-vietnam war/anti-american people go in the '70s? There's got to be a lot of chips on a lot of shoulders passed to their kids.

F. Your truck drivers come down here and expect us to speak french-canadian... I don't think they print the instructions to build nuclear weapons in that language.

Actually, you disarmed in February 1991, although it would not be until t 6^th of September before the last of your seven bombs was dismaltled.

Also, it is simply not true that Canada ever developed their own nuclear weapons. They provided plutonium for the British and the reactor that India used to cook up the plutonium for their first test in the early 70's. However, the bombs that were in Canada were all stamped Made in USA and they were dual keyed so that Canada could not set them off without permission from the US even if they wanted to.