PM Carney prepared for ‘risk’ that Trump might order U.S.-led military invasion of Canada: report
Carney said the review was needed because a U.S. attack would be an extreme tail risk, and military planners modeled unconventional defenses.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed in a New York Times interview published Wednesday that he has examined the "extreme tail risk" of potential U.S. military action against Canada, characterizing contingency planning as a necessary responsibility.
- President Donald Trump's repeated rhetoric calling Canada the "51st state" and threats to use "economic force" prompted Canadian officials to initiate the unprecedented strategic risk assessment of potential intervention.
- Canadian Armed Forces planners, lacking sufficient conventional forces to repel a direct American assault, modeled unconventional defensive tactics including sabotage, ambush, and drone warfare, according to government officials.
- Despite these preparations, Carney insisted he and Trump can "compartmentalize" their relationship, continuing to cooperate on global issues like the war in Ukraine even as tensions persist.
- This modelling marks the first time in one century that the military has prepared for an American invasion, demonstrating the gravity with which officials are treating bilateral relations.
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Canada’s Prime Minister considered US military attack scenario amid trade war, Trump annexation threats
According to the Times, “When pressed on whether he took Mr. Trump’s threats to make Canada a 51st state seriously, Mr. Carney suggested that he had carefully examined the possibility of U.S.-led military action, but declined to discuss in detail what that involved.”
Prime Minister Carney comments on possibility of U.S. military action
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