U.S. Preparing for Direct Confrontation With Russia in the Arctic

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U.S. Preparing for Direct Confrontation With Russia in the Arctic​

Story by Brendan Cole • Yesterday 11:42 AM

The U.S. National Guard has held cold weather drills amid the prospect that the Arctic could be a future flashpoint for hostilities between Russia and the U.S.

The 10-day Northern Strike 23 military exercises in Camp Grayling, Michigan came as President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has raised the chances high tensions between Moscow and the West may spill over into the Arctic region.

In visiting the site of the exercises which took place between between January 20 and 29, the Military Times reported U.S. Army Gen. Dan Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, watched live-fire practice on the M777 Howitzer, one of the NATO weapons used by Ukraine's forces.

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U.S. Preparing for Direct Confrontation With Russia in the Arctic