[Vision2020] Military Rethinks Polar Command as Ice Caps Melt

[Joe Campbell]

Maybe if we can get the military to admit to global warming, the
conservatives will believe it.

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> Courtesy of the April 25, 2011 edition of the Army Times.
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> Military rethinks polar command as ice caps melt
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> WHAT’S UP: Melting polar ice caps are prompting the military to redraw its
> map dividing the globe into combatant commands. Pentagon projections show
> new shipping lanes will appear around the North Pole during the next 20 to
> 30 years, a senior defense official said. Previous master plans
> essentially ignored the Arctic region, technically chopping it up among
> U.S. Northern Command, U.S. European Command and U.S. Pacific Command.
> “Before, to be honest, I’m not sure who had the lead on it,” said one
> senior defense official.
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> WHAT’S NEXT: NORTHCOM will take over the Arctic area, and EUCOM will be
> responsible for Russia’s mostly frozen northern border. PACOM was squeezed
> out of the region, according to the new Unified Command Plan. The plan,
> approved by the White House in early April, has no immediate impact on
> troops and bases. Any further shift in strategy will “depend on how
> climate change continues,” the senior defense official said.
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> TomHansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to
> changeand the Realist adjusts his sails."
>
>  - Unknown
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