US EditionCanada Models Guerrilla Warfare Response to Hypothetical US Invasion
Canada’s military plans insurgency tactics including ambushes and sabotage against a rapid U.S. invasion, with allied support anticipated, marking the first such model in a century.
- On Tuesday, the Canadian Armed Forces modelled a hypothetical U.S. invasion and sketched a national response, the Globe and Mail reported, marking the first such scenario in over 100 years.
- President Donald Trump has repeatedly called Canada the '51st state' and his Greenland demands have strained relations between the two allies over the past year, prompting planning.
- The Canadian military assumes U.S. forces could overcome Canadian positions in two days to a week, with insurgency tactics inspired by Afghan fighters, and plans for a 400,000-plus volunteer reserve, officials said.
- Canada would likely call on Britain, France and other allies for help, and Prime Minister Mark Carney is considering sending troops to Greenland for NATO exercises to strengthen deterrence.
- This week in Davos, the model flags a U.S. decision to end NORAD cooperation as a clear invasion signal, coinciding with missile-strike scenarios from Russia and China in broader defence planning.
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Canada quietly models Taliban-style response to hypothetical US invasion
For the first time in over a century, Canada is preparing for the unthinkable — a military invasion by the United States. Military planners in Ottawa have developed a concept for how they would respond if U.S. forces crossed the border, a move sparked by President Donald Trump’s public musings about Canada as a potential “51st state.” The plan details irregular, insurgency-style resistance drawing on lessons from Afghanistan. Two unnamed senior …
Canada Drafts A Model Against An Invasion By The U.S.
The Canadian military has drafted a model response to a hypothetical United States invasion, the Globe and Mail reported on Tuesday, citing senior defense officials. The strategy reportedly envisions unconventional, insurgency‑style warfare inspired by Afghan mujahideen fighters. Should Cuba, Canada, Greenland And Venezuela All Be Owned By The United States? Canada created this plan in response to the U.S.’s increased rhetoric regarding Greenlan…
The Canadian Army has hypothetically approached the possibility of a U.S. invasion as the threats posed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has once again urged Ottawa on Wednesday to show "thankful" to the neighboring country. The Armed Forces have indicated in statements to the Canadian daily "The Globe and Mail" that it is a theoretical military model, which "provides a conceptual framework", but not a military plan in itself. Although expert…
He believes that the U.S. force would take between two and six days to control the territory, and they would have to use guerrilla warfare.
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