Yes, sir, I strongly believe in non-proliferation, but I also think that we live not in the world as we wish it, but in the world as it is. Because we live in the world as it is, we have to prepare for the worst, and that would include things like ballistic missile defence.
Do I wish that North Korea would develop this capacity? Not at all, but they have unfortunately come fairly close and they are improving their trajectory. This is proven and that's why the Americans, under President Obama and Secretary Hagel, have now placed interceptors in Alaska and California, because the threat today is greater than it was last year, or even three years ago.
Kim Jong-il lives in his own.... We heard about magical realism and President Putin. Well, North Korea would certainly qualify under a magical realism side.
From a Canadian perspective—I'm only concerned about the security of Canadians—it would be useful for us to be part of that umbrella, as are the rest of our allies.