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Litton Industries bombing
In October, 1982, three members of the Direct Action "urban guerrilla" group acted upon "their wish to end the arms race"〔Stark, T. James. "Cold War Blues: The Operation Dismantle Story", 1991. p. 203〕 and filled a stolen pick-up truck with 550 kg of dynamite and drove from Vancouver to Toronto, planting the bomb outside Litton Industries, a manufacturer of American cruise missile components many feared would increase the risk of nuclear war. Although the militants had phoned to evacuate the building, the bomb was accidentally detonated several minutes before its announced deadline, injuring several bomb squad police officers and civilians in the vicinity.
==Litton Industries' role==
Litton Industries was conceived as a radio-engineering firm in 1934, but was purchased by Charles Bates Thornton, a Pentagon official with "all the right connections in the government and military", in 1956.〔 Litton transformed into a military producer, building entire naval ships in their private shipyards and installing their privately produced equipment including communications and navigation systems.〔Litton Industries, (Company History )〕
Described as "the best known economic link between Canada and the nuclear arms race",〔Rosenblum, Simon. "Misguided Missiles: Canada, the Cruise and Star Wars", p. 147-148,〕 the Rexdale, Ontario plant of Litton Industries was announced in October 1978 as one of two locations in the world that would be responsible for the manufacture of the TERCOM guidance systems of the American Tomahawk cruise missile.〔〔Ottawa Citizen, "Litton Canada, a high technology company creating jobs as it creates world markets for its products", April 15, 1981〕〔The Evening Independent. "(Bomb blast rips Toronto plant that makes U.S. missile systems )", 10/15/1982 p. 3-A〕 The Canadian federal government had given Litton a $26.4 million grant, in addition to a $22.5-million interest-free loan specifically to allow them to bid competitively for the contract, drawing complaints from some members of the public for using federal funds to further the arms race.〔〔Sherbrooke Forum, "Police arrest missile protestors", November 20, 1981〕 The American contract called for approximately 407 cruise missiles to be fitted with navigation systems by Litton Canada,〔〔Canadian Press, "Pleas for peace accompany tributes on Remembrance Day", November 12, 1981〕〔Financial Post, "Defence contracts offer lucrative targets", October 24, 1981〕〔Windsor Star, "US intervenes in deal for new fighter airplanes", Nov. 7, 1979〕
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