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Alaska Governor Dunleavy warns of "heightened" Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic
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Alaska Governor Dunleavy warns of "heightened" Russian and Chinese activities in the Arctic

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy on his state's critical role in US national security, given its strategic location and proximity to Russian, Chinese, and North Korean threats.

DOD in Photos: 2020 This collection showcases the work of U.S. military photographers in 2020, when U.S. service members continued to conduct around-the-clock training and operations worldwide to ensure the nation's security, even while responding to the coronavirus pandemic. The USS Toledo (SSN-769) arrives at Ice Camp Seadragon on the Arctic Ocean kicking off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020. ICEX 2020 is a three-week, biennial exercise that offers the Navy the opportunity to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic and train with other services, partner nations and Allies to increase experience in the region, and maintain regional stability while improving capabilities to operate in the Arctic environment. U.S. Navy Photo by MC1 Michael B. Zingaro Where: United States When: 04 Mar 2020
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US adopts a new Arctic strategy

Climate change is already reshaping US and Canadian defense policy. Melting Arctic ice raises the chances of natural disaster, and it’s also leading to an increased military presence in the north – from the US and Canada, but also Russia and China.

​A Canadian flag is pictured on Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit, Nunavut February 23, 2012.
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Canada flexes a little Arctic muscle

Amid criticism that it is not spending enough on defense, Canada has bought a hangar in the Arctic for CA$8.6 million – an installation that sits next to a NORAD air base.

Graphic Truth: Russia's icebreaker fleet dwarfs US & Canada
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Graphic Truth: Russia's icebreaker fleet dwarfs US & Canada

Canada and the US have between them fewer than 20 active icebreakers, both public and privately owned, while on the other side of the North Pole, Russia can field more than 50.

Russian ship in the arctic
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Alarm raised over Russian Arctic oil shipments

Russia has begun using tankers designed for southern waters to ship oil to China through icy Arctic waters off its northern shores, which has worrying environmental and security implications, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Circle charts detailing current vs future military presence in the Arctic: Canada, US, Russia, China
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The Graphic Truth: Militarizing the Arctic