From umbrella to uncertainty: Europe and Canada’s nuclear deterrence anxiety

Murray Brewster/CBC: Although little has been said publicly, several Western allies are now apparently elbowing each other to shelter under France’s nuclear arsenal.

While the sentiment is more prominent in Europe, it’s clear Canada cannot be excluded from the slow-burning crisis of confidence among allies about whether the United States can still be relied upon to live up to its long-standing formal guarantees — through NATO — of nuclear protection…