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Canada's Atomic Energy History: From WWII to Cold War Politics

Explore Canada's journey with atomic energy, from WWII to the Cold War era, including its industrial developments, political landscape, and international relations. Delve into topics such as the Manhattan Project, North American Radar Defense, and the politics of nuclear weapons under Diefenbaker. Uncover key figures like Gilbert Labine and discuss Canada's role in the UN Atomic Energy Commission.

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Canada's Atomic Energy History: From WWII to Cold War Politics

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  1. Atomic Energy and the Arms Race Lecture to HIS 311Y 28 January 2016 Adam Chapnick

  2. Outline • Early History of Atomic Energy in Canada • Canada and Atomic Energy in the 1950s • North American Radar Defence • The Politics of Nuclear Weapons Under Diefenbaker

  3. Early History of Atomic Energy • Background • Atomic Energy and the Second World War • UN Atomic Energy Commission

  4. Background • Radium • Gilbert Labine • Eldorado Goldmines Limited

  5. Atomic Energy and WW2 • Atomic bomb • Manhattan Project • Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)

  6. UN Atomic Energy Commission

  7. Canada and Atomic Energy in the 1950s • Relations with India • Industrial Developments

  8. Relations with India • NRX • CANDU reactor • India’s atomic test 1974

  9. Industrial Developments • Hydrogen bomb • Tactical nuclear weapons • Sputnik (1957) • Massive retaliation

  10. North American Radar Defence (one slide) • Context • Radar Lines • Implications

  11. The Politics of Nuclear Weapons Under Diefenbaker • The Majority Era, 1958-62 • The Minority Era, 1962-63 • The American Intervention

  12. The Majority Era • BOMARC • Norman Robertson (deputy minister); Howard Green (foreign minister) • Douglas Harkness (defence minister)

  13. The Minority Era

  14. The American Intervention

  15. Summary and Conclusions • Atomic energy development • UN Atomic Energy Commission • Relations with India • North American radar defence • Diefenbaker

  16. Questions? chapnick@cfc.dnd.ca @achapnick http://adamchapnick.ca

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