Canada may need to become an arsenal of democracy for our allies in Europe and Asia. We should start preparing now.

Preparing for the worst means preparing for Canada to become a hub of military production.

Let's take a moment to consider how a third world war - initiated by China, Russia, North Korea, and their proxies- could begin.

Massive internet disruptions, attacks on the financial system, and destruction of satellites would be among the opening moves. Massive missile and drone attacks would then follow, with Russia targeting air bases, shipyards, army bases, airports, and production facilities in Europe, China targeting Taiwan's (and possibly Japan's) defences, and North Korea launching massive artillery strikes on South Korea.

Even if a large portion of the initial Russian, Chinese, and North Korean barrage was repulsed, our European and Asian allies would find themselves in a desperate situation, and their remaining military production would be directed toward meeting immediate needs.

Once such a conflict has begun, the idea of countries like Germany and South Korea producing submarines for export would be absurd, even if their production facilities remained intact, which is far from guaranteed.

Why mention those countries specifically?

Because either Germany or South Korea will be producing Canada's new submarines. And as noted by Philippe Lagassé, both those nations are on the front line of a potential future conflict: