Defence Minister Bill Blair says it is “reckless and irresponsible” for the Conservative leader to call for Israel to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, citing international humanitarian laws.
Canada is among the 174 nations that signed the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions of 1949. The agreement prohibits attacks on nuclear facilities due to the potential dangers posed to innocent civilians and the environment, Blair told the House of Commons Defence Committee on Oct. 10.
Under the convention, dams, dykes, and nuclear electrical generating stations “shall not be made the object of attack, even where these objects are military objectives.”
“I think it’s reckless and irresponsible to call for attacks on nuclear facilities which are very specifically prohibited under international humanitarian laws,” Blair said….