[tcrlaf]

This is the "New" base the Canadians were complaining about last year.

There was an article last week that said the Russians were going to rebuild the former Soviet airbase at Wrangell Island (near Alaska), as well, as both a military base, and a new support base for Arctic Energy exploration.

It was an Early Warning Radar and Interceptor base until it was abandoned in the late 70's.

[lafroste]

According to the comments posted on the article’s links, everything is the Jews fault, and the USA will be destroyed by Russia and China. This is a very dangerous time.

[BobL]

Looks like Russia is becoming a WORLD POWER again, too bad we’re going the other way...

[mosesdapoet]

Another report from our FR on the scene direct from the “Motherland”...Spaceba

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

This is all about laying claim to what might be a very rich oil reserve.

[Lower Deck]

The six vessels currently on their way to the Arctic are submarine chaser “Admiral Levchenko”, two large landing ships – “St George” and “Kondopoga”, the tanker “Sergey Osipov”, rescue tug “Pamir” and the lifting-and-mooring vessel “Aleksandr Pushkin”.

Any Navy which sees the need to send a rescue tug with every warship deployment is not capable of global force projection.

[Former Proud Canadian]

Not sure what the Canadian complaint was, this is Russian territory.

Maybe Canada should expand the base at Alert and the US should beef up their footprint in the former Russian territory of Alaska.

[spokeshave]

“The major goal of the latest expedition of the North fleet ships to the Arctic is to deliver personnel, equipment and property of the North fleet’s tactical group, which starting this year is going to fulfill military service at the New Siberian Islands on a permanent basis,

Yeah....and the seven islands Obama gave the Russians make this easier...

Obama’s State Department is giving away seven strategic, resource-laden Alaskan islands to the Russians. Yes, to the Putin regime in the Kremlin.

The seven endangered islands in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea include one the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined. The Russians are also to get the tens of thousands of square miles of oil-rich seabeds surrounding the islands. The Department of Interior estimates billions of barrels of oil are at stake.

The State Department has undertaken the giveaway in the guise of a maritime boundary agreement between Alaska and Siberia. Astoundingly, our federal government itself drew the line to put these seven Alaskan islands on the Russian side. But as an executive agreement, it could be reversed with the stroke of a pen by President Obama or Secretary Clinton.

The agreement was negotiated in total secrecy. The state of Alaska was not allowed to participate in the negotiations, nor was the public given any opportunity for comment. This is despite the fact the Alaska Legislature has passed resolutions of opposition – but the State Department doesn’t seem to care.

Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2012/02/obamas-giveaway-oil-rich-islands-to-russia/#YQtPcCwh6xLmrwiE.99

[SgtHooper]

I think this has more to do with protecting Russia’s grab of minerals in the Artic.