In terms of where we're going, I have this.... I imagine lots of Canadians do, too, in terms of the difference between where we stand on modernizing NORAD, our operations, our fleets, our vessels and so on, versus that growth of weaponry; and, as Professor Huebert was just talking about, the reliance upon the United States to cover us in lots of ways, the historical relationship, except that historically we've pulled away from engaging in the ballistic missile defence aggressions because of that fear of an arms race.
We don't have the capacity, as I see it continuing forward, so much as we plan to compete to be the next United States—if that's what we're talking about. Ultimately, though, why does that reasoning no longer stand, or why does it still stand? I'll direct my question, because I have very little time, to Professor Massie, just on how we hold our own without falling into that arms race argument.