Prime Minister Harper will be travelling north to check things out. A politcal buddy of mine has expressed serious concern about China's interest, and the size of their military. I tried to assuage the issue because the American military think, like they're in a Chess game, many moves ahead. And, I believe that they have informed our PM to be more resolute about the resources and sovereignty. Thank goodness they are close by in Alaska, and the nuclear subs are in range, pardon me, the stealth submarines. Does China Have an Eye on the Arctic? http://ecocentric.blogs.time.com/2011/05/17/does-china-have-an-eye-on-the-arctic/ "Despite the fact that it has no Arctic borders, China has been making plenty of noise in the past few years about its own interest in Arctic resources. According to the Foreign Policy Association, it requested observer status on the Arctic Council, which it was denied, and has also asserted that it should naturally play a role in how the arctic is governed by virtue of its large population. Asia Times quoted Admiral Yin Zhin saying last year that China must play an indispensable role in Arctic exploration as we have one-fifth of the world's population. Oddly enough, China has had a polar research program since 1981. There are three Chinese research stations in Antarctica, and one in Norway. The country has made 23 Antarctic expeditions and has organized three Arctic scientific teams. Most significantly, in 1993, the government bought the world's largest non-nuclear icebreaker from the Ukraine, which it named Snow Dragon, and Beijing has announced plans to build another icebreaker that should be up and running by 2013. When that happens, China will have greater mobility in ice-strewn waters and greater access to the new shipping lanes and resources in the region that the U.S. or Canada. Being able to throw large sums of money at pet projects that voters might balk at is a chief advantage to gaining access to arctic resources, Mia Bennet noted last year on the Foreign Policy Association's arctic blog." More co-operation than competition among Arctic nations http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Mo...ition+among+Arctic+nations/5269203/story.html "More than any other prime minister since John Diefenbaker, Stephen Harper has been talking up the North a lot and has taken some tentative first steps to increase Canada's capabilities and reach near the top of the world. To underline that support, Harper is set to make his annual pilgrimage to the Far North later this month."
Yea, Uncle Ferd says purt soon it all gonna melt an' den there won't be no Arctic left... Arctic ice melting at 'amazing' speed, scientists find 7 September 2012 - Scientists in the Arctic are warning that this summer's record-breaking melt is part of an accelerating trend with profound implications.
CO2 causin' acidification of Arctic Ocean... Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' 6 May 2013 - The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report.
Melting makes easy access for Arctic resources... Icy Arctic rising as economic, security hot spot May 10, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot - and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its vast energy resources and stake out unclaimed territories.
Obama sends Strykers north to Alaska... Strykers Operate North of Arctic Circle for First Time Nov 06, 2015 | Stryker armored attack vehicles were sent north of the Arctic Circle for the first time Tuesday as part of Operation Arctic Pegasus, an Army statement said.
Now things are starting to make more sense......… one of the easiest ways to reduce Chinese power could be to make the USA dollar virtually worthless.... and introduce a new USA currency??????! http://www.politicalforum.com/polit...-could-utah-state-dollar-save-usa-dollar.html Could a Utah State Dollar save the USA Dollar? Have you seen any of the following films: 1. The Future of Food 2. Food Inc 3. The World According to Monsanto. If so..... then you know that the USA dollar to some degree is linked to and backed up by a plan to control the world's production of food in such a way that could eventually produce global famine. "George Soros says that America must give up the dollar and accept world currency." http://www.examiner.com/article/geo...aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582
Uncle Ferd says it's `cause o' all dem Chinese burnin' all dat coal... Study Links Human Actions to Arctic Sea Ice Disappearance November 03, 2016 - Ice has been disappearing in the Arctic Ocean since at least the 1960. Each year, more and more sea ice vanishes in the Arctic north, and one study says every one of us is personally responsible.
And they are sure anxious to get a piece of the 35 trillion dollars worth of oil and natural gas reserves in the warming Arctic as well. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/06/rus...SkAWPx0ZFgzX-YUuYgywWBiHaU9i2P0RYG7dEinJYdGBA Russia and China vie to beat the US in the trillion-dollar race to control the Arctic I know of at least one proposed groupings of people who might just be very interested in assisting the USA with this little problem: http://www.politicalforum.com/index...eum9OiBU4dQ3FcUJSRa6g-mqbdl9A#post-1070012100
