Canada announces the Arctic Radar Agreement with Australia, amid Trump’s threats

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday that Canada has achieved $ 6 billion (4.2 billion dollars) with Australia to develop an advanced radar of the North Pole, which can detect high -level vocal missiles and other threats to the curvature of the Earth.

Mr. Carne has also announced hundreds of millions of dollars in a new spending to implement military exercises throughout the year in the Arctic and building the vital infrastructure of the original societies that make up most of the population there.

The new Canadian Canadian plans and operational are amid a crisis in the relationship of the United States and Canada as a result of the continued threats of President Trump to crush the Canadian economy through customs tariffs and annex it to the United States.

Mr. Trump has also expressed interest in the inclusion of Greenland, which is part of a broader theatrical play in the Arctic, where Russia and China also install their muscles with the appearance of the region as new borders for global competition.

On Tuesday, the advertisement of Mr. Carney indicated that Canada’s renewed interest in affirming its sovereignty on its huge lands in the Arctic, amid the pressures of the geopolitical pressures that are intensifying and converting, which raises doubts about his country’s main alliance with the United States.

Mr. Carne said during a four -hour station in EcCalawi, near the Arctic circle, the northern Canadian land capital in Nonavot, on his way to Ottawa from a quick visit to Europe.

“We are strong, united and sovereignty.”

A senior Canadian official was not authorized to speak to the correspondents in the record, that the new radar, which was developed by Australia, is known as the technique of horizon goals, and is expected to be delivered by 2029.

It will be deployed during the NORAD era, the leadership of the Air Defense in North America, and the agreement between Canada and the United States to manage and defend the sky to the two countries. The leadership was established in the early eighties, when the possibility of Soviet missiles and launchers crossing the Arctic was more threatening North America.

The great Canadian official said that the decision to choose Australia as a provider of advanced radar technology was supported by the US military.

The development of military technology and the conservation of employees in the Arctic is a major challenge due to the harsh weather conditions. Traditional equipment does not properly operate in the North Pole conditions, and maintains the rules that can be employed throughout the year represents a challenge because accessing the region is limited.

The progress of the Arctic defense was a long request from Canada by the United States. Canada, also a member of NATO, adhered to spend more for the total defense budget to reach a threshold of 2 percent of its economic production – NATO goal for all member states.

But while Canada tries to enhance its military spending, it faces new challenges to buy equipment.

Mr. Trump said last week that Nada would not allow the use of the ice slit that the United States ordered unless the 51st American state would become.

“If you are a country, you can be part of the deal, but if you are a separate country, you should get your ice cups,” said Mr. Trump. This led to calls in Canada to cancel the US F-35 request from the United States.

Mr. Carney also announced on Tuesday that Canada had allocated $ 420 million to the implementation of three to four new military exercises in different places in the Arctic, in order to enable it to maintain employees there throughout the year.

He also said that the federal government will spend 253 million Canadian dollars to improve the infrastructure of the local population, who are mostly Eniti. The population of Nunavut, with approximately 37,000, is about 37,000.