Episode 260: Canada played an important role in the Cold War, a period of intense geopolitical tension and rivalry between the Western powers and the Soviet Union that lasted from the end of World War II in 1945 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. As a member of the Western Bloc and a close ally of the United States, Canada was involved in a wide range of Cold War activities, including the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the construction of a network of radar stations in the Canadian Arctic known as the DEWline, and the creation of a series of underground emergency government bunkers known as Diefenbunkers. The Cold War also had a significant impact on Canadian society, shaping public attitudes toward issues such as national security, nuclear weapons, and international relations.
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Gouzenko Affair – Canada’s Human Rights History
Spies, Lies, and a Commission by Dominque Clément
Did the Cold War Start in Canada? – All About Canadian History
The Gouzenko Affair – The Historical Society of Ottawa
Parks Canada – Gouzenko Affair National Historic Event
Canada and the Cold War | The Canadian Encyclopedia
NATO – Declassified: Canada and NATO – 1949
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The Distant Early Warning Line: An Environmental Legacy Project – Canada.ca
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Top Secret: The Lives of Employees at CFS Carp
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Underground Structures of the Cold War by Paul Ozorak – Ebook | Scribd
Cold War Secret Nuclear Bunkers by Nick McCamley – Ebook | Scribd
NORAD and the Soviet Nuclear Threat by Gordon A.A. Wilson – Ebook | Scribd
Now You Know Canada by Doug Lennox – Ebook | Scribd
Canada and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Canadian Military Journal Vol. 12, No. 1
Current Time – 2023 – Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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