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“The reason we are seeing more Arctic military activity is that countries are worried by the spectre of open water there." By 2035, the Arctic is forecast to be free of ice during summer, which will allow ships to sail across the North Pole. theguardian.com/world/2019/jan…
.@WhiteHouse has not updated its strategy to deal with the fast-changing region. “Under the #Trump administration, we are not assigning a significant priority to our role as an Arctic nation. There is a void.” ~ @lisamurkowski
REMINDER: @realDonaldTrump's near total focus on the USA-MEX border means comparatively little attention is being given to the security of our 88,633 mile-long shoreline / 12,383 mile-long general coastline (pick one): the mission of the currently unpaid @USCG. How dumb is that? 
