- 10 Jul 2018 06:19
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The NATO countries recognized their backwardness from Russia in the Arctic. However, they do not intend to surrender. In the near future it is worth waiting for active claims to the northern region from the West. This is evidenced by the frequent under-ice exercises of NATO submarines.
In March 2018, the commander in chief of the forces of the North Atlantic alliance in Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti, alarmed that the active modernization of the Russian army could lead to the fact that in seven years Moscow will not yield to Washington militarily. The Arctic may go under the full control of Russia in two or three years. Russia can completely take the Northern Sea Route to its hands.
This plans hardly exist at the disposal of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces. Nevertheless, the high assessment of Russia's capabilities on the part of NATO is very flattering for Russia. However, the words of Skaparotti mean that the alliance forces intend to increase the military presence in the Arctic in the near future. But this already threatens to seriously destabilize the international situation.
The day before, the US Navy had spread information about conducting joint exercises with the British fleet in the Beaufort Sea (near the Arctic Circle, north of Alaska). Seamen learn to operate in extremely cold temperatures. According to the legend of the exercises, the submarines must break through to the enemy's shores under the ice.
During the maneuvers, the Hartford submarine (the Seawolf project) and the Connecticut submarine (Los Angeles project) with cruise missiles surfaced from under the ice. "The presence of both submarines on the surface is a clear demonstration of our skills in the Arctic," said Rear Admiral James Pitts, commander of the US Naval Warfare Center.
In addition, large military exercises took place off the northern coast of Norway, just 500 km from the Russian border from 5 to 11 March. They were attended by 5,000 troops from the United States, the Netherlands, Norway and other NATO countries. The main goal of the exercises is the training of the Allies in the harsh climatic conditions of the Arctic.
Russian military expert Viktor Baranets believes that the North can become a real bone of contention in the relations between Russia and the West. "We see that the buildup of US and NATO military activities in the Arctic region is connected with the" Arctic race ". I do not want to call it "the battle for the Arctic," although it seems that everything is moving towards that, "he told the Zvezda television channel.
According to Baranets, the pathos of American admirals about the fact that the ascent from under the ice is supposedly an outstanding achievement of submariners is completely inappropriate. The Russian military knew how to do it back in Soviet times.
Political scientists say that the Arctic confrontation does not promise the world anything good. It is clear that the main goal of NATO is the confrontation against the Russian Federation. According to expert opinion, NATO’s presence in this region will provoke discontent of the Arctic States and the entire world community.
In March 2018, the commander in chief of the forces of the North Atlantic alliance in Europe, Curtis Scaparrotti, alarmed that the active modernization of the Russian army could lead to the fact that in seven years Moscow will not yield to Washington militarily. The Arctic may go under the full control of Russia in two or three years. Russia can completely take the Northern Sea Route to its hands.
This plans hardly exist at the disposal of the General Staff of the RF Armed Forces. Nevertheless, the high assessment of Russia's capabilities on the part of NATO is very flattering for Russia. However, the words of Skaparotti mean that the alliance forces intend to increase the military presence in the Arctic in the near future. But this already threatens to seriously destabilize the international situation.
The day before, the US Navy had spread information about conducting joint exercises with the British fleet in the Beaufort Sea (near the Arctic Circle, north of Alaska). Seamen learn to operate in extremely cold temperatures. According to the legend of the exercises, the submarines must break through to the enemy's shores under the ice.
During the maneuvers, the Hartford submarine (the Seawolf project) and the Connecticut submarine (Los Angeles project) with cruise missiles surfaced from under the ice. "The presence of both submarines on the surface is a clear demonstration of our skills in the Arctic," said Rear Admiral James Pitts, commander of the US Naval Warfare Center.
In addition, large military exercises took place off the northern coast of Norway, just 500 km from the Russian border from 5 to 11 March. They were attended by 5,000 troops from the United States, the Netherlands, Norway and other NATO countries. The main goal of the exercises is the training of the Allies in the harsh climatic conditions of the Arctic.
Russian military expert Viktor Baranets believes that the North can become a real bone of contention in the relations between Russia and the West. "We see that the buildup of US and NATO military activities in the Arctic region is connected with the" Arctic race ". I do not want to call it "the battle for the Arctic," although it seems that everything is moving towards that, "he told the Zvezda television channel.
According to Baranets, the pathos of American admirals about the fact that the ascent from under the ice is supposedly an outstanding achievement of submariners is completely inappropriate. The Russian military knew how to do it back in Soviet times.
Political scientists say that the Arctic confrontation does not promise the world anything good. It is clear that the main goal of NATO is the confrontation against the Russian Federation. According to expert opinion, NATO’s presence in this region will provoke discontent of the Arctic States and the entire world community.
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