Maybe if we can get the military to admit to global warming, the conservatives will believe it.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:34 AM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Military rethinks polar command as ice caps melt<br>
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WHAT’S UP: Melting polar ice caps are prompting the military to redraw its<br>
map dividing the globe into combatant commands. Pentagon projections show<br>
new shipping lanes will appear around the North Pole during the next 20 to<br>
30 years, a senior defense official said. Previous master plans<br>
essentially ignored the Arctic region, technically chopping it up among<br>
U.S. Northern Command, U.S. European Command and U.S. Pacific Command.<br>
“Before, to be honest, I’m not sure who had the lead on it,” said one<br>
senior defense official.<br>
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WHAT’S NEXT: NORTHCOM will take over the Arctic area, and EUCOM will be<br>
responsible for Russia’s mostly frozen northern border. PACOM was squeezed<br>
out of the region, according to the new Unified Command Plan. The plan,<br>
approved by the White House in early April, has no immediate impact on<br>
troops and bases. Any further shift in strategy will “depend on how<br>
climate change continues,” the senior defense official said.<br>
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Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>
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TomHansen<br>
Moscow, Idaho<br>
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"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to<br>
changeand the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>
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- Unknown<br>
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