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Data Figure: Russian expedition to the Arctic Ocean deep-sea submersible submarine under the sea. data for: With global warming, the Arctic the huge potential economic benefits of the emerging, related to the interests of countries around the Arctic deep-sea game has gradually surfaced, is beginning to show “ice melting each other.” trend.

Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay 3, announced that Canada will soon be held in the Arctic in recent years, the largest military exercises.

Russian media immediately pointed out that McCain’s remark is clearly Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov’s statement on the Arctic “quick response.”

Serdyukov July 1, confirmed that Russia intends to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk two special brigades stationed in other places, in order to protect the interests of Russia in the Arctic. He said the Russian General Staff is developing two brigades set up the program, including the identification of troops, the weapons with the number of troops and infrastructure planning.

McCain said on Tuesday: “Everything we do, is to strengthen the impact of Arctic Canada, that our presence in the Arctic year-round.”

reported, Canada This code-named “polar bear” the exercise will be divided into several stages in the Ellesmere Island and Baffin Island vicinity, including the CF-18 fighters, surveillance aircraft, military transport aircraft, warships, including a variety of weapons involved.

“firm and continuing to defend the interests of the Arctic”

Russian government and military potential of the Arctic increasing economic and security concerns, the past few years constantly put into words and deeds, more recent efforts significantly increased.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on June 30 leaves Cartier held at the United Russia Party regional conference, stressed: “As the Arctic a big country, if not a powerful icebreaker team, Russia will not survive.”

by Putin’s plan, from 2012 to 2020, will build three nuclear-powered icebreaker and conventionally powered ships, icebreakers, Russia in the Arctic in order to ensure the stability of the work carried out and the ship from the Pacific to the Atlantic normal navigation.

Putin said: “There is no doubt that Russia intends to expand the presence in the Arctic and we are ready with all the neighboring countries of foreign partners and an open dialogue, but firm and persistent will to defend itself in the The region’s geo-strategic interests. “

Putin and Serdyukov’s speech two days, fully reflects Russia’s degree of concern in the Arctic is significantly improved.

concerned about the Arctic has been 300 years

back in Peter the Great, Russia began to focus on the Arctic. To show the influence of Tsarist Russia Empire, Russia has organized expeditions to the Arctic to study, collect geographical and geological information.

18-19th centuries in the so-called “Northern Adventure” during Russia into the existing residents to live in the Arctic. The first half of the 19th century, Russia has established 12 large-scale residential areas, scattered in Alaska – Alaska until 1867 will be sold to the United States.

20 1930, the Soviet Union began in the Arctic for resource development, to the Arctic “moderate immigration.”

1948, the Soviet scientists found in the Arctic Ocean at the end of a stretch of 2,000 km of Lomonosov Ridge, that it is a natural extension of the Siberian continental shelf. This is still Russia’s Arctic territorial demands “scientific evidence.”

Cold War, the Soviet Union to establish military bases in the Arctic, frequent military activities (including an underground nuclear test), in which the Arctic ice-free Murmansk in the Soviet Union’s strategic nuclear deterrent in the U.S. has played an important role.

After the Cold War, the Arctic was once cool, until the Russian “flags action” once again to break the calm.

2007 年 8 2, renowned Arctic experts, when he was Vice President 奇林加罗夫 State Duma, Russia’s scientific expedition team, led by deep-sea submersibles to dive from the North Pole more than 4,000 meters deep the Arctic ocean floor, and plug in the side of the ocean floor made titanium Russian flag. After the success of this operation, Putin personally called to congratulate the expedition team members, emphasized that this action demonstrates the true strength of the Russian state, has an important geopolitical significance.

2009 March, “the Russian Federation’s Arctic policy and the 2020 vision,” introduced, clearly defining the various interests of Russia in the Arctic.

2010, the Russian National Security Council approved the “Arctic strategy”, plans to fight the 2016 Arctic Russia’s strategic energy base.

“Arctic Russia’s strategic reserve”

Russia vigorously promote “Arctic strategy” of essence, is to strengthen its geopolitical position.

occupation of part of Arctic Russia would use to make up for the loss of its sphere of influence in Europe caused by regret, and want to control the Arctic Ocean, then control the new world economic corridor. More importantly, you can take the economic development of the Arctic region, while in the military deterrence in Europe and America from the east and west sides.

Russian military experts pointed out that the Arctic Circle with the world’s major powers and military power has the shortest distance. Russian ICBM launched from the Arctic Ocean only 10 minutes to the hinterland of the United States effective nuclear strike, the U.S. anti-missile system had no time to intercept. For this reason, Putin has bluntly stressed: “The Arctic is Russia’s strategic reserves, which is the future of national development and to maintain great power status of the strategic reserve.”

“disputes the results of the Arctic not by international law, but by the military strength of the decision “

Weili ensure the strategic reserve, the Russian government actively seeks to use judicial means to legitimize territorial claims in 2001 to the United Nations on Russian ownership of disputed Arctic territory specific information and evidence. Meanwhile, the Russian use of force with the judicial means to protect the vested interests in the Arctic, Russia for the invasion of their emphasis on “Arctic territory” all hostilities to give firmly repelled. In this regard, the Russian media, the statement is: “The Arctic is not the result of disputes by international law, but by the military strength of the decision.”

natural, gradual warming in the Arctic Russia’s action has caused the Arctic Ocean along the other national awareness and dissatisfaction.

Canada, the United States, Denmark and Norway to defend their interests in the Arctic, on the one hand have to develop their own Arctic strategy to strengthen the control and development of Arctic resources, on the other continue to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic for possible future military conflict broke out in preparation.

2010 September, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Moscow at the International Arctic Forum announced that the Russian government in the next 30 years will invest 35 billion to develop the Arctic.