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After the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, Washington has beefed up active opposition to Russia. This anti-Russian sentiment has initiated a number of economic sanctions and political steps. Not left aside and the military forces of the Alliance. NATO opened its doors to Finland and Sweden. Michael Bonert and Scott Savitz of RAND argue that another international organization, established by the Americans for "protection from Russian aggression," NORAD should think about how to follow the example of NATO expanded, and having in its composition of Greenland and Denmark.
Western analysts believe that as tensions between the U.S. and Russia is increasing to levels not seen since the cold war, the command of North American aerospace defense (NORAD), you may need to counteract the growing number of air targets. One of the ways to strengthen the possibility of NORAD: invite Greenland and Denmark to join the command, reflecting the fact that "Greenland is strategically an integral part of North America," and Denmark owns over her sovereignty.
Since its founding in 1958, NORAD was a bi-national command, consisting solely of the forces of the United States and Canada. Since the shortest air routes with Russia, China or North Korea in North America pass through the Arctic and subarctic areas, these direct Northern routes were always particularly important for NORAD.
However, the North American Arctic comprises the three countries, and not two, as it is written, Western analysts. So, Greenland is the world's largest continentally island with an area of 2,000,000 square kilometers, also recorded as part of North America just as Japan is part of Asia, though it is composed entirely of Islands. From a military point of view, Greenland dominates the North-Eastern outskirts of the American continent. Country NORAD has long recognized the importance of Greenland. There is a US air base, and various smaller sites and radars. In addition, the armed forces of Denmark, the USA and Canada — along with other NATO allies regularly conduct joint exercises in all three countries in the North American Arctic.
- claim referred to Western experts.
We will remind that earlier in terms of Greenland between Copenhagen and Washington there was a scandal. The reason it has become a statement of then-US President Donald trump that the US is ready to buy Greenland from Denmark. The deal never took place...