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wark

British  
/ wɑːrk, wɔːrk /

noun

  1. a Scot word for work

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For Wesley Wark, a national security expert at the Center for International Governance Innovation, icebreaker fleets are a key part of the defense innovation required to safeguard Canada's position.

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Wark told AFP that Canada's challenge in the Arctic has two main planks.

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Russia has the world's largest icebreaker fleet by far -- Canada is a distant second -- and Wark said Carney wants to signal both to a domestic audience and allies that Canada can defend NATO's "Arctic flank."

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Wark maintains the chance of direct military confrontation with the United States is low.

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Canada must also consider that "the United States itself potentially represents a danger to Canadian security," Wark said.

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