Canada’s path to nuclear weapons is narrowing, experts say
Canada nuclear weapons path: why experts say the technical hurdles are lower See how CANDU reactors and uranium resources could reshape the debate
Canada still officially opposes nuclear weapons, but experts say its nuclear industry and reactor designs leave it with a relatively short technical path to making them if it ever changed course.
The CBC report says Canada’s CANDU heavywater reactors, its uranium resources and new interest in technologies such as small modular reactors could make weaponsrelated capabilities easier to develop in the future. Specialists note that online refuelling and possible use of enriched uranium fuel can make monitoring more complex.
Even so, the article stresses that there is no public sign Ottawa plans to abandon the Nuclear NonProliferation Treaty or reverse its longstanding antinuclear policy. Experts say any move toward nuclear arms would carry major diplomatic and security consequences, especially for a NATO country and U.S. ally.