CBC News: An ‘Iron Dome’ for North America? Talk heats up about Canada joining U.S. missile defence

Excerpt from the article: So given that Canada already plans to install these sensors, what difference does it make if it goes the extra step and offers to join the so-called Iron Dome?

It makes a few differences, says James Fergusson, senior scholar at the Centre for Defence and Security Studies at the University of Manitoba.

For starters, he says, it would give Canada greater say in how to defend the continent — instead of letting the U.S. make decisions on its own.

It would also clarify that NORAD has jurisdiction over cruise and hypersonic missiles. And, finally, it would simply allow Canadians into the room for discussions about highly classified topics — like the strategy for shooting down weapons over North America.

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