As Cold War rhetoric threatened to lead to nuclear conflict, Canada continued to participate in UN peacekeeping missions and struggled to define its independence from its closest ally and neighbour, the United States.
Bomarc Missile and the Nuclear Weapons Controversy: 1958-1963
UN Mission in the Congo: 2 Sept 1960-30 June 1964
Berlin Crisis and the Buildup of 4 CIBG: 1961-1968
The Royal Canadian Air Force – CF-101 Voodoo: 1961-1984
Royal Canadian Air Force—CF-104 Starfighter: 1961-1986
Cuban Missile Crisis: 25 Oct-12 Nov 1962
Canadian Peacekeepers in Cyprus: 15 Mar 1964-15 June 1993
Reorganization of the Canadian Armed Forces: 7 July 1964
Integration and Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces:7 July 1964-1 Feb 1968