Canada’s window to defend the Arctic is closing, MP warns | CBC News
However, Russia seems to be moving in quickly. Russian
President Vladimir Putin has made no secret of his goal to lay claim to a
large portion of the Arctic, citing the estimated value of minerals in
the north at $30 trillion.
President Vladimir Putin has made no secret of his goal to lay claim to a
large portion of the Arctic, citing the estimated value of minerals in
the north at $30 trillion.
The speed of Russia’s expansion is making other nations nervous.
Last
month, the American commander of NORAD called on U.S. and Canadian
policy makers to think about whether they’re doing enough to counter
Russian threats in the far North.
“We haven’t seen this sort of
systematic and methodical increase in threats since the height of the
Cold War,” Air Force Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy told the group.