"Canada's contradictory military and humanitarian stances"

Opinion by Amb. (Ret'd) Paul Meyer
published by Embassy
May 1, 2013

"Canada declined to sign on to a joint statement that pointed out the incompatibility of nuclear weapons and international humanitarian law, likely because that would violate its NATO commitment to nuclear deterrence."

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Paul Meyer is a Fellow in International Security, Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada, and Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation.