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The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is nowhere near Greenland. Here is a map: https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/2018/09/blogs/economist-explains/20

by lysace 9mo ago

The Northern Sea Route (NSR) is nowhere near Greenland. Here is a map: https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/2018/09/blogs/economist-explains/20180929_wom941.png https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/images/2018/09... Feel free to try again.

Herring 9mo ago
It doesn't have to be touching, it just has to be significantly closer than Maine, so it's much easier to monitor everything or set up a chokepoint if necessary. And if I know anything about Trump, he'll start talking about Iceland next. Give him an inch he'll take a mile.
- lysace 9mo ago
  "It doesn't have to be touching" It's on the other side of the north pole. Several thousands of kilometers away. Edit: I see now why Europe must own and control Alaska.