Pentagon to Bolster Response to China, Russia in Arctic
- Strategy cites risks in ‘geopolitical and geophysical’ change
- It says insufficient investment raises dangers to US homeland
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The US will expand its military readiness and surveillance in the Arctic given heightened Chinese and Russian interest coupled with new risks brought on by accelerating climate change, the Pentagon said in a new report.
Measures are needed “to ensure the Arctic does not become a strategic blind spot” as melting ice makes the region more accessible economically and militarily, according to the Defense Department’s 2024 Arctic Strategy released Monday.