You would th
ink that if we were going to opt out of our military bilaterals with the United States, we
would need our own satellites; we would need a larger coast guard; we would need more subs instead of less, especially in the Arctic; instead of sharing information that's gathered—you answered that earlier, to a point—we would need more helicopters; we would need more ships; we would need more fighter aircraft; and so on. If we're going to do a proper job of protecting our sovereignty, you would think we would need.we're getti
...[+++]ng off pretty easy right now with our cooperative agreements with the U.S. We don't have to spend nearly as much as we would if we were completely sovereign and independent.
Si nous devions nous retirer de nos ententes militaires bilatérales avec les États-Unis, nous aurions vraisemblablement besoin de nos propres satellites; nous aurions besoin d'accroître l'effectif de la Garde côtière; nous aurions besoin d'une flotte, non pas réduite, mais accrue de sous-marins, surtout dans l'Arctique; au lieu de partager les informations recueillies—vous avez répondu à cela tout à l'heure dans une certaine mesure—, il nous faudrait plus d'hélicoptères; il nous faudrait plus de navires; il nous faudrait plus d'avions chasseurs; etc.
