Neither had I, Doug, but it's been declassified since 1974. Go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red for a fuller account.
The tv programme had 'wargamers' from the military (Brit, Canadian and US)
who all reckoned that it would have been a stalemate, as the 1935 British
Navy was still at least the equal of the US Navy.
On 21 September 2011 16:10, Douglas Barbour <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Now I'd never heard of that, David. Back in the 19th C, sure, but the
> 1930s? Wow.
>
> Doug
> On 2011-09-21, at 3:16 AM, David Bircumshaw wrote:
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> > There was a tv programme last night about the plans the US had in 1935 to
> > invade Canada in the event of a war with Britain. They intended bomb
> > Canadian cities and use poison gas. The plan was only dropped in the
> summer
> > of 1939.
>
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