Communications freeze signals risks of modern warfare
In a discussion on Poland's Solidarity crackdown, the piece argues that a total communications blackout exposes critical vulnerabilities in modern war. It links EMP threats, satellite reliance, and centralized control systems to potential rapid, wide-scale disruption in a nuclear conflict.
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Michael Klare
Klare
Institute For Policy Studies
Solidarity
New York
Pentagon
Military Command and Control System
Air Defence Command
United States
Johnson Island
Pacific
Honolulu
Tory leadership doubts cloud Clark ahead of 1983 review
Ottawa reports mounting Tory discontent over Joe Clark with calls for an early leadership review. Blaikie notes no broad caucus support yet and party execs unlikely to hurry a vote before 1983. Potential successors Crombie Crosbie and Mulroney are named as ready to act if Clark falls.
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New Review Committee
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Ontario
Gary Gurbin
Toronto
David Crombie
Newfoundland
John Crosbie
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberals
Crombie
Crosbie
Montreal
Brian Mulroney
Mulroney
Alberta doctors threaten direct billing amid medicare rift
Alberta's AMA pressed for a 30.5 percent fee rise during a clash with the government over new schedules. Hospitals Minister Dave Russell imposed 21 percent, while allowing direct billing to continue. AMA President Alex McPherson defended market freedom and warned the practice could become a wider precedent for Canada’s health system.
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Russell
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Lester Pearson
Quebec
British Columbia
Ontario
Southam News
Trudeau missteps on Poland crisis draw in MacGuigan
Ottawa in turmoil as Prime Minister Trudeau ties Canada’s stance to his own views on Poland. External Affairs Minister Mark MacGuigan urgently clarifies Canada’s position, urging restraint on Warsaw’s military regime while defending Polish Canadians’ concerns. The dispute alarms Polish-Canadian groups and unsettles allies, including the United States, which harshly critiques Trudeau’s stance.
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Bruce Phillips
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