The competitive nature of Russia is once again apparent. We witnessed the rivalry during the Cold War and there are hints of a return. Russia's president Vladimir Putin, has promised to transform Russia into an "energy empire". According to Time Magazine, "Russia has signaled its intentions to annex the entire North Pole". This arctic area is huge, but entirely under water. The North Pole is restricted to man and is supervised by a U.N. Commission. Last month, Russia made a scientific discovery complete with fifty scientists aboard the Russia Nuclear Ice-Breaker. The Russian scientists found an underwater ridge (Lomonosov Ridge) which directly connects Russia's arctic coast to the North Pole. Russia believes that this discovery grants them rights over Polar territory which, by the way, contains ten billion tons of oil and natural gas deposits! I think that this is definitely going to lead to conflict. I hope that the U.S. does NOT get involved because we have enough problems of our own. Technically the land is Russia's if it is connected... therefore, in my opinion, they have the right to claim it. Let's
not forget... Russia has enough oil which means that they can form a monopoly. Hopefully the U.N. can resolve any problems that may arise. I am against this idea of interfering with the North Pole! Does anyone seem to care about the inhabitants of that land? The polar bears, penguins and underwater fish all survive off of the icy region. If Russia begins to drill deep into the waters of the North Pole for oil it will disrupt the environment. Ice is already melting due to global warming and now this. Earlier this year a group of Russia dignitaries proudly raised the nation's flag over the North Pole. Because of this new story... I must question: Does the moon belong to the U.S?
The competitive nature of Russia is once again apparent. We witnessed the rivalry during the Cold War and there are hints of a return. Russia's president Vladimir Putin, has promised to transform Russia into an "energy empire". According to Time Magazine, "Russia has signaled its intentions to annex the entire North Pole". This arctic area is huge, but entirely under water. The North Pole is restricted to man and is supervised by a U.N. Commission. Last month, Russia made a scientific discovery complete with fifty scientists aboard the Russia Nuclear Ice-Breaker. The Russian scientists found an underwater ridge (Lomonosov Ridge) which directly connects Russia's arctic coast to the North Pole. Russia believes that this discovery grants them rights over Polar territory which, by the way, contains ten billion tons of oil and natural gas deposits! I think that this is definitely going to lead to conflict. I hope that the U.S. does NOT get involved because we have enough problems of our own. Technically the land is Russia's if it is connected... therefore, in my opinion, they have the right to claim it. Let's
not forget... Russia has enough oil which means that they can form a monopoly. Hopefully the U.N. can resolve any problems that may arise. I am against this idea of interfering with the North Pole! Does anyone seem to care about the inhabitants of that land? The polar bears, penguins and underwater fish all survive off of the icy region. If Russia begins to drill deep into the waters of the North Pole for oil it will disrupt the environment. Ice is already melting due to global warming and now this. Earlier this year a group of Russia dignitaries proudly raised the nation's flag over the North Pole. Because of this new story... I must question: Does the moon belong to the U.S?
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