Russians move to bolster Arctic forces.

[shockedcanadian]

Just days after Gen. Walt Natynczyk, Canada’s chief of defence staff, left Moscow after meeting his counterpart last weekend, a Russian official announced that the country would be increasing its Arctic military presence, a move that could increase tensions in the resource-rich area.

Anton Vasilev, a special ambassador for Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was quoted this week by the Interfax news agency as saying his country would be beefing up its presence in the Arctic, and that NATO was not welcome there...



http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/23/russia-canada-arctic.html


I have to say, when a government (intel, police, military) uses its resources to fight battles half way across the globe and get caught up in the post-9/11 "fight against terror", it opens itself up to more immediate, legitimate and pressing threats, mainly those on our doorstep...

[shockedcanadian]

1. I should qualify my statement...

...as I do not want to minimize the importance of confronting terrorism, but to emphasize that too many other important issues such as economic espionage and foreign threats are taking a back seat to this one-minded infactuation.

Canada needs to push the debate; which has become global with numerous nations attempting to gain ownership of this area. We need to present our argument to our fair claim of this land and gain International acceptance before other nations attempt to muscle their way in.