How does the US protect Canada?

The United States and Canada share North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mutual security commitments. In addition, American and Canadian military forces have cooperated since 1958 on continental air defense within the framework of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

Are Canadian soldiers better trained than American?

Canadian Army courses tend to be longer than our allied armies. From my understanding, they have more general training then most other militaries (for instance every soldier in the CanadIan Army is taught to use a compass, radio, a rifle, both the light and medium machines, and the rocket launcher effectively).

Why did US invade Canada?

Madison’s War” as a foolhardy adventure, motivated less by crimes at sea than by a lust for land. Indeed, the American offensive began with a land invasion of Canada. Why invade Canada? It was the closest British colony, but Madison also had political reasons for targeting America’s northern neighbor.

Could the Canadian military defend Canada against an American invasion?

No, they could not. The American military is somewhere between 110 and 15 times as large and the Canadian military is not even deployed in a manner to defend against an American invasion. As a matter of fact, there would be no intention of trying to stop an invasion.

What is the US-Canada war game?

The game is for two players, one representing the leader of the armed forces of the United States that could be deployed against Canada (the US player) and the other representing the commander of the Canadian and British forces that would defend against a foreign invasion (the Commonwealth or CW player).

How can Canada expand its military?

The navy would build nuclear reactors and a home grown fleet of submarines with the aim of being able to start attacking US shipping in the event of war. Suddenly the Canadian army can expand from a small force to a large army in a short period. Singapore for example has 5.3 million people and yet has 800,000 persons in the reserves.

How much does Singapore spend on defense compared to Canada?

Singapore spends 6\% of GDP on defense. This would mean Canada would have to go and spend $109 billion US dollars a year on defense. And unlike the US which spends much more on defense, much of the Canadian spending would not be on weapons and equipment not wages.