Establishing and Protecting United States Arctic Sovereignty

Abstract

The United States is an Arctic Nation with vital strategic interests in Arctic region. As the Arctic ice pack recedes additional open water leads to areas of the Arctic Ocean that are increasingly accessible and exploitable. The United States currently lacks the presence in the Arctic to protect the nations vital interests. The lack of presence calls into question the sovereignty of the United States in the Arctic region. Presence is a fundamental requirement of sovereignty. This paper addresses the basic legal requirement and the resources required to establish and maintain sovereignty in the Arctic. By establishing a permanent military base on the Arctic Ocean the United States will ensure the priorities established in the National Security Presidential Directive-66/Homeland Security Presidential Directive-25 and the current National Security Strategy will be achieved.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 06, 2012
Accession Number
AD1018694

Entities

People

  • Jeffery A. Roach

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arctic Ocean
  • Climate Change
  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • New York
  • Resource Management
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies