| ID | 171236 |
| Title Proper | Favourable geography |
| Other Title Information | Canada’s Arctic signals intelligence mission |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wark, Wesley |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Canadian signals intelligence effort during the Cold War was forged in the late 1940s and 1950s with a focus on the interceptions and processing of communications from the Soviet Arctic. Canadian authorities struggled hard to build capacity for this important mission, win bureaucratic battles at home, and convince our key SIGINT partners, the US and UK, that Canada should be granted status as the controlling agency for signals intelligence against the target-rich Soviet north. The story of the origins of Canada’s Arctic SIGINT mission has remained highly classified until now. |
| `In' analytical Note | Intelligence and National Security Vol. 35, No.3; Apr 2020: p.319-330 |
| Journal Source | Intelligence and National Security Vol: 35 No 3 |
| Key Words | Canada ; Arctic ; Soviet North ; Signals Intelligence Mission |