Will A Record-Breaking Sub Secure North Pole Energy Resources for Russia?
August 01, 2007
Hand it to the Russians: only they could piece together 2 of their obvious strengths, submarines and laying claim to things that aren't theirs, to devise a way to secure rights to vast oil and gas fields under the Arctic Pole. In a breaking news item headlining the online edition of Pravda (this internet is awesome), the announcement of record diving depths and extending their dives deep into the Arctic Circle is combined with a short yet fascinating historical recap of geopolitical negotiating that cost them their claim to territory north of Siberia. What they are attempting to do with the new subs is to prove that the continental shelf of Russia that lies deep under the Arctic waters does indeed extend all the way under the North Pole, which would (according to Russia's interpretation of international territory laws) extend their rights to the energy resources contained there. Funny - I never would have thought of that, would you?
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