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Old 10-19-20, 04:21 PM   #10
ikalugin
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Originally Posted by mapuc View Post
Since some years back the Swedish government has created a commission to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of a NATO membership.

Markus
Sweden does not have direct access to the Northern Sea Way the last time I checked.


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No Russia! Nothing that is current. but in a future scenario, it cannot be ruled out if China and other actors in its environment allow themselves to be guided into an alliance that directly threatens NATO and "neighbors" in its environment.


For China to threaten NATO members (that are not US or Canada) via Arctic they would need to deploy with heavy Russian support and through narrows (Berring straits) that pass by Alaska.


So sounds dubious.
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