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Canadian battlecruisers and American concerns

A hypothetical Canadian force of modern and surplus British battlecruisers would cause concern in the United States.

Question

How would the United States react if Canada received a Renown-type battlecruiser, Tiger, and a completed Leopard?

Short answer

The additional Canadian battlecruisers would worry the United States, although it would have little basis for preventing the transfers.

Notes

The proposed Canadian force includes Resistance as a hypothetical Renown-type battlecruiser, alongside Tiger and a completed Leopard. These are acquisitions within the counterfactual, rather than a description of the historical Canadian fleet. Their combined strength would concern the United States. American objections are expected, although the United States would have little basis for preventing the arrangement.