>> " partly to assert sovereignty in the High Arctic during the Cold War." Just Wow: "We're afraid that another power might assert claim/dominance over this gi

>> " partly to assert sovereignty in the High Arctic during the Cold War." Just Wow: "We're afraid that another power might assert claim/dominance over this giant region, so we we'll get a few dozen people, who have no real skin in the game, to form a small hunting/fishing villiage. That'll stop another power from claiming this WHOLE area." ~Humans are weird....