Russia Arctic militarization triggered unrest

Russian warship towards to Arctic

Russia continues to enhance its massive military strength in the Arctic, causing security problems the United States, scholars and lawmakers uneasy. The Pentagon said it is judged how to deal with Arctic militarization trend.

With global warming and shortening the period of the frozen Arctic, the Arctic because of its rich natural resources and important geographical location is attracting national attention, including China away from the Arctic.

Washington national security think tank Heritage Foundation scholar Luke Coffey (Luke Coffey) said that the Russian militarization in the Arctic is much more than other countries.

Kofi: "Russia is taking a number of actions to promote the establishment of a new Arctic militarization of their Arctic combat brigades and new Arctic Combat Command System in Russia's Northern Fleet is the largest of its naval fleet they expand more in this area... exercise, and build and update dozens of military bases along the northern sea routes. "

So far, Russia's military operations in the Arctic expansion mainly confined within its own territory in the Arctic Circle. However, after last year's Russia against Ukraine to take the United States said an act of aggression, Washington worried Moscow in the Arctic have non-peaceful intentions.

Kofi: "As long as Russia continues to pursue the militarization of the Arctic, to be honest within their borders, it is not wrong but when you look at them outside their own borders, when the behavior of another region of the world, we should attempt to feel it. worried. "

"The United States must pay attention to the militarization of the Arctic."

Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee John McCain also Russia's Arctic militarization of disturbed behavior.

McCain: "Our agenda is very full, but I think we have to focus on Arctic issues, particularly Russia's behavior."

Parts of Alaska located within the Arctic Circle, but the US defense resources invested in the Arctic far and Russia. For example, the United States currently has only a long-term service of icebreakers, but Russia has about 30.

The newly appointed Army Chief of Staff, the four-star general Marc Millay (General Mark Milley) promised to re-examine the Arctic militarization trend in the coming year, and to adjust the US Arctic strategy.