Russian President Vladimir Putin has deployed troops towards the Alaskan border in a move that he says is necessary to “combat viability of naval strategic nuclear forces.” The new coastal defense military division along Russia’s eastern coast is expected to be in place by 2018, and will be responsible for defending Russia’s Far East, from the Alaskan border to the Kuril Islands. Infowars.com reports: Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu indicated the new division will be expected to “ensure control of the closed sea zones of the Kuril Islands and the Bering Strait, cover the routes of Pacific Fleet forces’ deployment in the Far Eastern and Northern sea zones, and increase the combat viability of naval strategic nuclear forces.” “It’s obvious that this is not just ordinary news, not least because what we’re talking about is the creation of a serious military force just a stone’s throw away from the United States: only the Bering Strait will separate the Russian coastal defense division from Alaska,” Sergei Ishchenko, a defense analyst for Svobodnaya Pressa, said. “At its narrowest point, that’s only 86 km away.” “Therefore, it’s worth taking a closer look at this announcement.” The Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, directly across the Bering [...]
