Russia Warns Of War Within A Decade Over Arctic Oil And Gas Riches

Canadian Icebreaker In the Far North

From Times Online:

Russia raised the prospect of war in the Arctic yesterday as nations struggle for control of the world’s dwindling energy reserves.

The country’s new national security strategy identified the intensifying battle for ownership of vast untapped oil and gas fields around its borders as a source of potential military conflict within a decade.

“The presence and potential escalation of armed conflicts near Russia’s national borders, pending border agreements between Russia and several neighbouring nations, are the major threats to Russia’s interests and border security,” stated the document, which analysed security threats up to 2020.

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My Comment: We are many decades away from any possibility of exploiting the resources that are in dispute up north .... and the Russian Government knows this. The Russian Government is making these announcements to feed Russian public opinion and concerns of their borders and national security.