ICBM Magazine

The calculation: σ_thermal = 3.1 × 10⁹ Pa × (23.5 × 10⁻⁶) × 70 = 5.1 MPa

A submarine moving at depth displaces the thermocline (boundary between deep cold water and surface mixed layer), creating a "Bernoulli Hump" that disrupts the thermal boundary layer.

The true enemy in the North is rarely a foreign soldier; it is the land itself. The stories of Ranger patrols are tales of endurance against elements that can kill in minutes.

The UTA performs several indispensable functions in submarine operations. As a primary connection point, it terminates umbilical lines and provides multiple connection interfaces for subsea control modules and auxiliary equipment. This allows submarine crews to manage complex external systems from the safety and comfort of the pressurized vessel.

Protecting the Northwest Passage requires the ability to enforce Canadian law at sea. When A-OTHR detects an unauthorized vessel—whether a non-ice-class tanker leaking oil or a foreign research vessel violating maritime law—Canada must be able to reach it.

"...advanced terminal systems could make ICBMs unstoppable."

The Sentinel ICBM, scheduled for deployment in the 2030s, will incorporate modern guidance technologies that weren't available when the Minuteman III was designed in the 1960s. While specific details are classified, these undoubtedly include more precise inertial sensors, more powerful computers capable of more sophisticated guidance algorithms, and potentially new methods of trajectory correction.

Kosmos 954 remains a symbol of Cold War space risks—a cautionary tale about the intersection of nuclear technology, orbital mechanics, and terrestrial vulnerability.

Every Canadian defense debate operates on an unspoken assumption: that America will always be there, that our security remains coupled to theirs, that we can free-ride indefinitely on their investments while criticizing their militarism. It's a comfortable position. It's also built on sand.

By John Heisler ICBM Magazine

Canadian Operations in the arctic

In 1949, the clock advanced to three minutes to midnight following the Soviet Union’s first successful nuclear test, marking the onset of a bipolar nuclear arms race.