Russia’s massive military Arctic plan

Russia is expanding its military presence in the Arctic, building new bases and upgrading Soviet-era ones. Moscow has also created a new Arctic Joint Strategic Command and deployed early-warning radars


Arctic Circle
Territorial claims
Northern Sea Route
Air base
Military base
Radar
Deepwater port
500 miles 800km

CANADA
ALASKA (U.S.)
Elmendorf Air Base

GREENLAND (Denmark)
Thule Air Base (U.S.)

U.S. claim
Canada claim
Denmark claim
Russia claim
North Pole
Lomonosov Ridge

Nagurskoye
Arctic Trefoil
Franz Joseph Land

UK
NORWAY
SWEDEN
FINLAND
DENMARK
KALININGRAD (Russia)

Anadyr
Mys Shmidta
Pevek
Zvyozdny
New Siberian Islands
Temp, Kotelny Island
Tiksi
Severny Klever
RUSSIA
Sredny Ostrov
Dikson
Alykel
Sabetta
Severnaya Zemlya Island
Vorkuta
Rogachevo
Novaya Zemlya
Naryan-Mar
Murmansk
Severomorsk-1
Severomorsk-3
Alakurtti
Moscow


Sources: Jane’s Defence Weekly, Henry Jackson Society 
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