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WE CANNOT rule out the possibility that Japan's present war against China may grow to involve the Soviet Union and even perhaps Germany. In that event there will come into play a new geopolitical factor which has improved Russia's strategical position in comparison with what it was in 1905 and in 1914. The Soviet Government's recent rapid development of navigation in, aviation above, and industrial enterprise along the shores of the Arctic Ocean has partly solved the age-old and crucial problem of Russia's precarious access to the great outside world.
Arctic Tipping Points - #6: Are We There Yet?What might cause the Arctic sea ice to have a tipping point?Are we about to reach, or have we already reached a tipping point?This series is a follow-on to my 3-part series Arctic Ice 2010.