Trump's idea to make Canada the 51st US state: 'Potential is massive'

Militarily it makes sense the Arctic Circle could become very important soon. We need a higher form of security than the Canadians can muster. All hidden under the guise of statehood and economic growth. Trump floats the idea of Canadian statehood and annexing Greenland because in a non-nuclear War NATO invasion scenario we would likely lose access to the Arctic Sea almost immediately. Lots of important communication cables are laid of the Arctic seabed






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National Security
China and Russia are the United States’ main competitors in the Arctic. China has claimed that it is a “near-Arctic state” to stay relevant in the region as I could help them economically, however, this designation is questionable considering the closest point to the Arctic circle in China is 811 nautical miles.

In terms of Russia, they have released many icebreakers that can launch cruise missiles giving the U.S. even less time to respond should one of them be launched. In addition, Russia is claiming territory up to the north pole extending their continental shelf definition past the agreed-upon 350 miles beyond the shoreline outlined in the U.N. Law of the Seas Convention. A continued focus for Russia is the increase of economic and strategic capabilities in the Arctic.

The growth of economic trade also has the potential to create national security concerns. With the small number of U.S. ice breakers in the region and limited military presence, there are limited ways to protect the integrity of the shipping routes that exist today, which will continue to expand with the melting of the Arctic ice caps.

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The Foreign Threat
It is clear that many in the public see the Arctic Circle as a frozen, icy tundra when, in actuality, the region is quite imperative to international security and business. According to Scientific American “climate change and an accelerating loss of Arctic sea ice during summer months have opened the possibility of northern cable routes” while many nations “would favor less U.S.-centric cable routes and additional backup lines to avoid U.S. surveillance and disruptions in service.”6) From an economic and political perspective, there is clearly a desire from non-Western nations to circumvent the United States and acquire their own methods of telecommunications contact.

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) has found that threats from foreign powers (like Russia) can come in the form of “cutting off military or government communications in the early stages of a conflict, eliminating internet access for a targeted population, sabotaging an economic competitor, or causing economic disruption for geopolitical purposes” alongside “tapping [these cables] to record, copy, and steal data, which would be later collected and analyzed for espionage.” CSIS’ commentary also found that Russia could be able to stage cyberattacks against these data pipelines which could “disrupt or divert data traffic, or even execute a “kill click” deleting the wavelengths used to transmit data.”7)

Already, Russia has been heavily involved in developing their abilities to tap undersea cables and have also been accused of playing “a role in the outage” of the furthest north “undersea fiberoptic cable located between mainland Norway and the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean”.8)

Publicly, it is unknown exactly how effective foreign powers are at tapping Western undersea cables, the amount of damage this can inflict upon a nation necessitates the United States take steps to protect themselves from these problems. A recent 2021 report by the Atlantic Council highlighted this issue, stating, “…authoritarian governments, especially in Beijing, are reshaping the Internet’s physical layout through companies that control Internet infrastructure, to route data more favorably, gain better control of internet chokepoints, and potentially gain espionage advantage” while also describing how private companies and industry as a whole are becoming more aware of these network security risks.9)

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a reply to: network dude

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I think it is inevitable, makes sense geographically speaking too. We can love or hate it depending on who is in office but in this game of survival we might not have a choice.
I will say one thing, don’t ever let a Canadian fix hot wings for you.

originally posted by: DontTreadOnMe
Maybe make a deal with Charles. Everything east Manitoba...so Maintoba, Ontario, Quebec and those small eastern provinces can belong to the UK.

USA gets Nunavet, NW Territories, Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan.

i would be nice to drive to alaska without leaving the US.

a reply to: gort69

Always said we'll welcome them back to the family fold with open arms when they see the light, just like the prodigal son.

Once they grow up it's inevitable.

originally posted by: charlest2
a reply to: network dude

Lets just invade Canada. England took it away from the French so lets take it away from the British.

England took it away from the French.

Only parts of it. Newfoundland, Labrador and Nova Scotia were never French Colonies.

lets take it away from the British.

You tried to in 1812, that didn't end well for you.

We’ve enough of our own problems that need to be resolved before we inherit any other country’s BS. I don’t think for a second that Canada would allow it anyway.

a reply to: KrustyKrab

Wether the US were to acquire Canada or this all leads to a much better relationship both from a border security and economic standpoint THE IDEA that somehow IF the US acquired Canada then Canada would somehow be less Canada is, in my opinion not the case. Canada would always keep their values and culture irregardless, just like the 50 states have so I do think that angle is being a bit overplayed here. Americans love Canadians and a potential union would be beautiful if not then lets do a better job together on trade and border security.
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