https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/1f5e4261cc65daf2a89468457cbc531f.pdf 04a152b27f3bf3ad017cdb93e2e17c5e PDF Text Text & 0 _1F600064 CSC 1888:9 Pt. 2 A Vs-17! August 1962. 'o e ":--XV* SfgX-9 to* The Minister. 1. The Chiefs of Staff have noted with some concern statements that have bean made about the possibility ef Canada adopting a policy of readying the unclear carriers in our air defence force8 but not providing for the storage of the warheads on the site in Canada. The suggestion has bean made that nuclear warheads need not be stored in Canada but could be moved from storage sites in the United States to the weapons bases in Canada in an emergency. This is not regarded as an acceptable military solution. 2. The air defence system has been designed to take advantage of the greatest possible warning. In normal conditions this would be the two hours afforded by warning of aircraft crossing the DEW Line. There are always chances that they will not be detected in certain areas and that the warning time will be considerably less than this. 3« Under the best of conditions It is estimated that approximately fifteen hours would be required to transport warheads from the United States bases to bases in Canada and HI them to carriers. This time assumes transport aircraft and crews standing by at the bases In the United States twenty-four hours a day every day, it assumes flying weather that would enable aircraft to take off and land at the weapons base, and It assumes fully trained crews at the weapons base that can handle the complex weapons for tho first time with the safety that is imperative. 4. Ton can see from the above why the Canadian Chiefs of Staff cannot support tho proposal as a sound military one* I have prepared the attached letter to the Prime Minister for your signature »# * & A201600064 CSC 1888:9 Pt. 2 / 000099 �A201600064 CSC 1888:9 Pt. 2 - 2 - drawing these facts to bis attention. I think H is necessary for him to be aware of them so that he is in no doubt as to our views on the merits of this proposal. (F. R. Miller) Air Chief Marshal, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff. A201600064 CSC 1888:9 Pt. 2 000100 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDNW00302 Title A name given to the resource Letter to the Minister from F.R. Miller, Air Chief Marshal, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "Acquisition And Storage Of Nuclear Weapons For Canadian Forces In Canada And Europe," RG24-B-1, vol 21440, file CSC 1888:9, part 2, Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Canadian Crown Subject The topic of the resource Nuclear Weapons Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Canada Declassified Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17-Aug-62