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No Means Yes
Exposing Canadian Complicity in the “Ballistic Missile Defense”
Weapons Development Program
Richard SandersCoalition to Oppose the Arms Trade (COAT)
http://coat.ncf.ca
“The reports of my death
are greatly exaggerated”
Mark Twain
“Canada says 'no' to missile defence: Martin” CTV.
“Canada won't join missile defence plan” CBC.
“It's no to missile plan” Toronto Star
“Canada shuns US missile system” BBC (UK)
A few headlines on the alleged demise of BMD
“Canada Rejects Missile Shield Plan” Washington Post (US)
“Canada refuses to join US missile defense program” Xinhua (China)
“Canada won't join U.S. missile defense system” Asian Political News (Japan)
Obituary NoticeOttawa — After a long and painful illness of protracted protest, the whole debate about Canada’s potential role in BMD met an abrupt and fatal end today. In lieu of flowers, the government kindlyrequests that all
Generic Daily News, February 24, 2005
Canadians (especially peace activists) let the issue rest in peace and accept its word on faith that Canada is not already involved in, and will not join, the massive, U.S.-led “missile defense” weapons development program.
"Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make. Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists."
"The pure
and simple truth
is rarely pure
and never
simple.”
Oscar Wilde
Not-so-pure-and-simple truth
• Canadian government• Canadian war industries• Canada’s armed forces
Complicit in the• Creation• Design• Research• Development• Testing• Maintainenance• Operation• Deployment
U.S. and NATOBMD weapons systems
By “Just SAYING No,”the Canadian government
• Killed public debate
• Quelled anti-BMD protests
• Hid its existing complicity
• Dissipated dissent in Liberal Party
• Shored up support for faltering minority government
Portrait of the Activist as a Young Man
Frank McKenna, Canada's Ambassador to U.S.
Media conference, February 22, 2005
"We're part of it [BMD] now,
and the question is:
What more do we need? . . .
I believe we've given in large measure what the Americans
want . . .”
“The U.S. has . . . decided to proceed with deployment of a
missile defence system.
This is their right, and we understand and respect their
decision . . .
After careful consideration . . . we will not participate in the U.S. ballistic missile
defence system.”
Pierre PettigrewMinister of Foreign Affairs
House of Commons February 24, 2005
“We are announcing today that Canada will not take part in the proposed ballistic missile defence system . . .
Let me be clear, we respect the right of the United States to defend itself and its people.”
Prime Minister Paul Martin
Outside House of
Commons
February 24, 2005
“No” to what exactly?
Then-Opposition leader Stephen Harper
“The government has managed to announce it is in missile defence
and not in missile defence in the
very same week . . .
What further participation
is it that the PM said no to?”
“He now wants the world to know he
said no to something
. . .
do us the honour of telling us
exactly what it is that he
said no to.”
“That is the kind of decisiveness we get. We still do not know what they have said no to.”
“The Prime Minister's use of the word ‘no’ is like Bill Clinton's use of the word ‘it.’
Regardless of what the Prime Minister now
claims, we are irrevocably part of missile defence.”
Gordon O'ConnorFormer Conservative Defence
critic,Now Minister of National
Defence
House of Commons February 24, 2005
“Ottawa won’t be
taking part in the U.S.
ballistic missile defence
system…”
We're not saying we don't agree with the U.S. . . .
We're not being judgmental here
We respect their choices.”
“We're not prohibiting the development of it. We respect the American choice . . .
I would be very pleased if Canadian business can
contribute . . . that's very good
Minister of Foreign Affairs Pierre PettigrewThe House, CBC Radio
February 26, 2005
Mock WarheadsThese cheap balloon decoys, like false words,
can easily overwhelm and deceive our defences.
The term “Missile Defense” is a Linguistic Shield . . .
. . . cleverly designed to protect the largest weapons-development program in world history.
Swordand
Shield
“I am pleased that Congress and the Department of Defense
Bottom-up Review have prioritized our development and fielding of BMD systems.
We all agree Theater Missile Defense
is the top priority.”
General Charles A. Horner• Commander-in-chief, NORAD Command• Commander, Air Force Space Command• Commander-in-chief, Space Command
Senate Armed Services Committee April 20, 1994
NorthAtlantic Treaty Organisation
March 11, 2005: two weeks
after the Canadian
government’s phoney "no" to
BMD, NATO publicly admits
that it is building its own
“deployable theatre missile
defense capability to give
protection to troops against
incoming missiles.”
Two incarnations of NATO’s BMD project:
CAESAR and MAJIIC
1995: a few NATO members began
integrating technology for Theater Missile
Defense
1999: Canada officially joined and began
providing the world’s only satellite system used in the project,
RADARSAT.
Canadian Space Agency
The CSA considers RADARSAT to be its
crowning achievement.
RADARSAT cost Canadian taxpayers about $1.2 billion.
RADARSAT-2 will target alleged weapons sites during first-strike
attacks in TMD operations.
Departments of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Industry Canada
Department of National Defence
David Pratt, Minister, DND (2003-2004)
Assured U.S. of Canada’s commitment to:
“increased government-to-government and industry-to-industry cooperation
on missile defence”
• Funds R&D of “missile defence” systems• Joined “missile defense”-related war games with U.S. and NATO• Building interoperability for participation in future “missile defense” operations
DRDC Annual Report, 1998-1999, page 24
Defence Research and Development Canada
National Research Council
The Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector (QWIP) project is:
“a key contributor to the
collaborative work with the
Ballistic Missile Defence
Organization . . . [and has]
significant implications for
future exploitation to support
U.S. Space-Based Infrared
Surveillance Systems,
surveillance from space and
missile defence applications.”
Dr. HC Liu
Lockheed Martin (US)Boeing (US) Northrup Grumman (US) BAE Systems (UK) Raytheon (US) General Dynamics (US) EADS Netherlands Honeywell (US) Halliburton (US) Finnemeccanica (Italy)United Technologies (US) L-3 Communications (US) Computer Sciences (US)General Electric (US)Rolls-Royce (UK)Mitsubishi (Japan)
Through the CPP, we are
forced to invest billions in
war production, including the world’s top weapons industries
Canada Pension Plan
http://coat.openconcept.ca
Canadian
War Industries*
* Never refer to these companies with the
euphemistic adjective:
“defence.”
Massachusetts, US Alaska, US California, US
ATCO Frontec Corp
Thule, GreenlandFylingdales, UK
Provides operations and maintenance support services
for world’s most important “missile defense” radar stations.
AUG Signals Ltd
Produces equipment for target recognition.
Used for “early missile warning,
detection recognition and tracking,
anti-ballistic missile defense.”
Micronet News (October 2002)
Government funding:• Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council• Defence Research and Development Canada• Department of National Defence • Canadian Space Agency
Dr. George A. Lampropoulos, CEO and President, AUG Signals
One of “Top 50 people in the Capital”Ottawa Life Magazine (March 2005)
Bristol Aerospace Ltd
Produces rockets used as targets to test
“missile defense” weapons systems
Excalibur
Two-stage, ballistic missiles
used as targets in U.S. “missile defense”
weapons testing and training exercises
since 1999
Black Brant
Creation of this missile funded by Canadian government in 1957.
Used since 1998 for “missile defense”
weapons tests
CAE Ltd
Produces at least three computer simulation products used by Boeing to develop new-and-improved “missile defense” weapons systems
STRIVE
One of the world’s top war industries, CAE has been heavily subsidised by Canadian taxpayers, including about $200 million from Industry Canada.
CMC Electronics Cincinnati One of world’s leading subcontractors for
electronic components in rockets used to test “missile defense” weapons systems
• 1998 - 2004: CMC EC controlled by ONEX Corp, Canada’s 4th largest company• ONEX run by Canadian billionaire Gerry Schwartz, who was Paul Martin’s top fundraiser
Heather Reisman (CEO Indigo-Chapters), Martin and Schwartz
COGNOS Inc Since 2001, has provided “business intelligence solutions” for Boeing,
the “primary systems integrator” for the entire “missile defense” program
Cognos software handles “all aspects” of Boeing’s:• Financial and manufacturing operations• Indirect and direct cost management• Financial planning• Staffing management• Factory management
COM DEV Ltd
• Canada’s largest exporter of satellite communications equipment• Major supplier for military satellites • Lists “missile defense” as one of the uses of its products• Only Canadian company thanked in Vision for 2020
• Leading producer for military satellite communications program • Liberal government gave more than $550 million to this project • Essential for fighting nuclear war and for using “missile defense” weapons systems
DRS Technologies IncSIRIUS Naval Infrared Missile Defense System:
• Detects, tracks and targets missiles
• Funded since 1995 by Canadian and
Dutch governments
• Developed for use on Canadian,
Dutch and German warships
• DND providing $270 million by 2009
• Three DRDC facilities have collaborated on it
“Our work on the SIRIUS program, has positioned DRS as a key supplier of
systems for missile defense that are critical for Canadian and allied international fleet operations.”
Mark S. Newman, Chair, President and CEO, DRS Technologies
EMS Technologies Canada Ltd
In 2001, Forbes business magazine highlighted it
as one of three “Star Wars Stocks”
most likely to benefit from Bush’s support for “missile defense.”
Its top clients are the “Big Four” “missile defense” contractors:
Boeing, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman
Formerly part of Spar Aerospace,
Canada’s largest space company:• prime contractor for RADARSAT-1• top subcontractor for RADARSAT-2.
ITS Electronics Inc THAAD
Over $1 million from three Canadian government agencies: • DRDC• Industry Canada’s Technology
Partnerships• National Research Council
EKVTHAAD
Since 1999, government funding has resulted in low-phase noise amplifier (targeting) products
used in two major “missile defense” weapons
Lockheed Martin Canada Ltd
LMC is a subsidiary of the world’s • Number 1 war industry• Number 2 BMD contractor
Since 1998, LMC has supplied VISTA for the US Navy’s AEGIS weapons system:
• VISTA is a weapons training and simulation system (paid for with $90 million from Canadian taxpayers)
• AEGIS weapons are the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s “missile defense” weapons program
AEGIS Weapon SystemSM-3 launched from
USS Lake Erie during a
Missile Defense Agency Ballistic Missile Defense
weapon system test
RADARSAT-2
MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates• Canadian taxpayers have paid about 90% of the $1.2 billion for RADARSAT-1 and -2• RADARSAT-1 data used by U.S. weapons during Yugoslav, Afghan and Iraq wars• RADARSAT-2 will target alleged missile sites for first-strike attack in future wars• Such pre-emptive “counterforce operations” are part of Theater Missile Defense
When the Canadian government privatised RADARSAT-1 and -2, giving them to MDA, it was 100% owned by Orbital Sciences, a top U.S. BMD weapons contractor.
All global and U.S. sales of RADARSAT data were licensed to ORBIMAGE, a U.S. subsidiary of Orbital Sciences
ORBIMAGE then filled its executive
positions with retired U.S.
Air Force officers who had spent
decades promoting
“missile defense” programs for the:• Strategic Defense Initiative Organization• Ballistic Missile Defense Organization• Missile Defense Agency
In 2000, pro-BMD politician , David Emerson, joined MDA’s Board
Meggitt Defence Systems Canada
Since 1999, Meggitt Canada has sold these
Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles,
to the U.S. Navy
Used as targets in at least 17 “tracking
and missile firing events”to test AEGIS
“missile defense” weapons
Meggitt Canada is the“Canadian Centre of
Excellence for Targets and Unmanned Vehicles”
“The Vindicator”
A “missile defense” target system
NovAtel Inc2001-2003: NovAtel sold “missile & space systems”
for “R&D, test and evaluation” of BMD
GPS beacons used in “military applications such as . . . missile tracking” (NovAtel’s 2003 Annual
Report)
“Real warheads in an attack would not carry such helpful beacons”
Pentagon official, 2001
In 2001, physicist Nira Schwartz,
blew the whistle on faked BMD tests. She was fired the
next day.
In 2001, ONEX, led by Canadian
billionaire Jerry Schwartz, took control of
NovAtel
In 2002, Industry Canada gave $17 million to CMC (NovAtel’s parent), adding to more than $100 million in previous government handouts.
QWIPTECH
Infrared sensors for detecting and targeting BMD weapons and
distinguishing missiles from decoys
HC Liu, a senior scientist
at Canada’s NRC, joined
QWIPTECH’s “Scientific Advisory Board” in 2000
Dwight Duston, QWIPTECH’s
top scientist since 2000, previously
worked for Reagan’s
SDIO and was the BMDO’s
Deputy Director of Technology
In 2001, it acquired “an exclusive worldwide license” for QWIPs developed with BMDO funding.
Telemus Inc
Produces the “Coho simulator family,” a “Radar Target and Electronic
Countermeasures simulation” system used by weapons designers to develop and test
targeting “seekers”in the warheads of BMD weapons
• DRDC funded its first contracts in the mid-1980s and then transferred patents and licensing agreements
• Owned by Northrop Grumman, one of the “Big Four” BMD contractors
Coho
Coho
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“It ain't what you don't know,
that gets you into trouble.
It's what you
know for sure,
that just ain't so.”
Mark Twain