Divers Chase Decades-Old Rumor, Find Classified Item That Was Never Meant To Go Public

Fallen Arrows

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The country could not afford defensive systems against both manned bombers and possible ballistic attacks from space. Canada would have to make a choice.

The Arrows went down fighting, with various government and military officials reluctant to cancel the scheme. But in the end, ballistic missiles were deemed to be the greater threat. Canada installed the Bomarc system and the Arrow program was canceled in 1959.

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