Incineration without representation : a critical analysis of the history of Canadian nuclear weapon possession
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Derksen, Kai Alexander
issued: 2024-04-24T21:37:23Z
issued: 2024
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: The history of Canadian nuclear possession from 1950-1984 is a topic of growing importance. While considerable work exists on the topic, much of it is outdated and ultimately fails to consider some of the more pertinent questions that may help to reveal how and why Canada became nuclear capable. This study therefore aims to address these deficits in existing literature, analyzing the relationships that led to Canada becoming a nuclear custodial power and how this period came to shape current Canadian national security and nuclear policy. In addition to this it will take a deeper look at the US-Canadian relationship during this period, critically analyzing the power dynamics, both economic and political, that existed therewithin and contributed to events. To accomplish these tasks, this study relies heavily on diplomatics and discourse analysis of the pre-existing literature that exists on the topic of Canadian nuclear possession and the recently declassified body of primary documents within archives and databases. This study will be broken down into two main sections. The first will be a historical chronology that details the period of Canadian nuclear custody, and the second, a theoretical analysis that considers the how and why behind nuclear custody and the decision to ultimately abandon said custody. This study is part of a wider attempt to influence Canadian national security and nuclear policy, which since the Cold War has been largely dominated by American interests. It therefore argues that Canada must reevaluate its relationship to the US - politically, militarily, and economically. It is only once this is achieved that Canada can move beyond the outdated practices of the Cold War and truly begin working towards a nuclear-weapon-free future.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/87999
note: INCINERATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN NUCLEAR WEAPON POSSESSION by Kai Alexander Derksen B.A., The University of British Columbia (Okanagan), 2022 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS in (Interdisciplinary Studies) (Power, Conflict and Ideas) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) April 2024 © Kai Alexander Derksen, 2024 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis entitled: INCINERATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF CANADIAN NUCLEAR WEAPON POSSESSION submitted by Kai Alexander Derksen in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Arts. Dr. Tim Paulson, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisor Dr. Margaret Carlyle, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Piotr (Peter) Ahmad, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Manfred Elfstrom, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences University Examiner: iii Abstract: The history of Canadian nuclear possession from 1950-1984 is a topic of growing importance. While considerable work exists on the topic, much of it is outdated and ultimately fails to consider some of the more pertinent questions that may help to reveal how and why Canada became nuclear capable. This study therefore aims to address these deficits in existing literature, analyzing the relationships that led to Canada becoming a nuclear custodial power and how this period came to shape current Canadian national security and nuclear policy. In addition to this it will take a deeper look at the US-Canadian relationship during this period, critically analyzing the power dynamics, both economic and political, that existed therewithin and contributed to events. To accomplish these tasks,…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2024-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0441536
language: eng
degree discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Paulson, Tim
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/87999