Both of you talked about the threat assessment and we've heard from some witnesses that there is no threat to Canadian sovereignty in terms of a situation of having a rogue nation or a non-state player attacking Canada. I think there's a lot of disagreement with that. I'm always concerned; 9/11 came out of the blue and something like that can happen here. Again, that's where the Five Eyes become a very important component of how we protect ourselves.
Could both of you, Professors, talk to the threat of both non-state and state players?
I know, Professor Moens, that you did mention Russia, China, and North Korea. We talk about North Korea and Iran as rogue nations. From an Arctic standpoint we know that Russia is investing heavily in their military, a 90% increase last year in how much they are building up their fleets, air forces, and army, including reopening naval bases in the Arctic.