ABSTRACT

In October 1957, Poland proposed the Rapacki Plan for the denuclearisation of Central Europe. While North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members attacked the initiative, Canada viewed it as a means to ease Cold War tensions. Although Canada joined with its allies to reject the Plan, it embarked on a quest for counterproposals to restrain NATO nuclear sharing and reduce the chances of nuclear war. Canada’s efforts alarmed Western allies and helped lead to a second Rapacki Plan. Overall, this article details Canada’s struggle to assert itself as a middle power and provides a robust example of Western interest in the Rapacki Plan.

摘要

1957年10月，波兰提出了中欧无核化的拉帕奇计划。虽然北大西洋公约组织 (NATO) 成员对该倡议进行了攻击，但加拿大将其视为缓和冷战紧张局势的一种手段。尽管加拿大与其盟国一起拒绝了该计划，但它开始寻求反建议以限制北约核共享并减少核战争的机会。加拿大的努力惊动了西方盟友，并促成了第二个拉帕奇计划。总体而言，本文详细介绍了加拿大为维护自己作为中等强国而进行的努力，并提供了西方对拉帕奇计划感兴趣的有力例子。