Whoa Nelly, Katie bar the door....Just what is the purpose of that? And yes there is no land under the Arctic Ice, perhaps inside the Arctic Circle there may be some solid ground to fight over...I am unsure about what the author of the article is referring to when he wrote "In recent months Russia has made it abundantly clear that it sees the Arctic as its own and has built up its military presence in the mineral-rich region."...

Whoa Nelly, Katie bar the door....Just what is the purpose of that? And yes there is no land under the Arctic Ice, perhaps inside the Arctic Circle there may be some solid ground to fight over...I did not see any reference to mineral rights in the article, just references to "rights to navigate" and other vague political speak...

Whoa Nelly, Katie bar the door....Just what is the purpose of that? And yes there is no land under the Arctic Ice, perhaps inside the Arctic Circle there may be some solid ground to fight over...