Was The Avro Arrow Allocation Justified?

The Avro Arrow cancellation was justified because it was not fundamental anymore because of the growing need for missiles. Foremost, the Avro Arrow was not essential considering that there was a change of threat. The change in nature of the threat was towards missiles rather than aircraft. In the early days of the Cold War Canada was forced to increase funding towards missiles so the Avro Arrow would not be needed. “the start of the Korean War caused the U.S. government to massively increase funding for weapons systems such as missiles.” America choosing to put its funding towards missiles left Canada wondering where defence systems such as the Avro Arrow would fit in which resulted in its termination. Next, the Canadian government was shutting aircraft programs down.

This resulted in Canadian military leaders shying away from the Avro Arrow.“Aircraft programs were being shut down as militaries shifted resources towards missiles”. Lastly, Canada was forced to place missile bases in the territories. The American Government decided to place their missile silos just beside the great lakes, but because of limited range Canada would not be protected against an attack. Canada was forced to place missile bases in the northern Territories because if they didn’t they could lose big cities if a soviet missile attack occurred. They had to abandon the Avro Arrow to make this come true. In conclusion, the cancellation of the Avro Arrow was justified because of the growing need for