Donald Trump recently said Canada could freely participate in his Golden Dome in exchange for annexation. The US president’s post came on the heels of Mark Carney expressing interest in the missile ‘defense’ initiative, betraying his election promise to distance Canada from the US. Take a minute to email Carney and defence minister David McGuinty to reject Canadian participation in Trump’s Golden Dome.

Check out Canadian Foreign Policy Institute fellow Tamara Lorincz’s Toronto Star op-ed opposing Canadian participation in this wildly costly sop to the arms industry. Lorincz also joined Talking Foreign Policy to discuss how the Golden Dome will weaponize space and spur an arms race. 

Mark Carney, you must reject Canadian participation in Trump’s Golden Dome. The wildly expensive missile ‘defense’ initiative will weaponize space and escalate the arms race.

The Golden Dome’s aim is to increase US military superiority over China, Russia and others. Framed as defensive, it would protect US sites after they launch offensive military operations.

With its roots in Ronald Regan’s controversial “Star Wars” project, the Golden Dome will project missiles and satellites into space. Space-based missiles run counter to the Outer Space Treaty and United Nations General Assembly resolution on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space.

Weaponizing space increases the likelihood of nuclear war. US space-based missile defence interceptors able to eliminate Russia or China’s early warning satellites without warning will put those countries on edge, ratcheting up the arms race.

During the election campaign the Liberals promised to distance Canada from the US military. Joining the Golden Dome would betray that promise. Canada shouldn’t participate in Trump’s Golden Dome.