Well to be precise, the earth I am talking about scorching would include the Northeast US as well, which relies on the Great Lakes even more than Canada.
The Northeast US also buys a lot of power from Canada, so you'll be drinking radioactive water in the dark while the fallout drifts over. Having fun yet?
Oh by the way since the lights are out, you might have to deal with riots in cities like Baltimore...lots of Americans in the 99% who will use unrest to their advantage
Anywho, this is all sci-fi...most of Canada is barren and not worth invading. It's not clear what invading it would even get you.
All joking aside (and I love Canada and think it's fantastic) it simply would not be a contest at all for the US military. That's not a slight against Canada, it's just a fact.
The Iraqi army and government fared terribly against the US when they invaded.
It would be foolish to describe what came next as success or winning for the United States.
Any attempt to actually occupy Canada by the United States would be absolutely brutal.
This is a literate, technologically advanced and socially cohesive group of people.
Furthermore the geographic setting would mean that the United States would have to spread itself extremely thin or allow resistance to crop up in areas outside their narrow sliver of occupation.
No I didn't miss your point I just think you're completely incorrect. A US invasion of Canada would look more like Nazi Germany rolling through The Netherlands.
The Northeast US also buys a lot of power from Canada, so you'll be drinking radioactive water in the dark while the fallout drifts over. Having fun yet?
Oh by the way since the lights are out, you might have to deal with riots in cities like Baltimore...lots of Americans in the 99% who will use unrest to their advantage
Anywho, this is all sci-fi...most of Canada is barren and not worth invading. It's not clear what invading it would even get you.