Posted on 10/31/2009 11:07:19 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Russia is planning extensive research to help uphold its claim to the energy-rich Arctic Sea shelf, which the country believes is an extension of the Eurasian continent, an official says.
At a conference in Moscow Friday, Andrei Smirnov of the state-run company Atomflot said Russia is planning icebreaker missions in the Arctic over the next three years to conduct a detailed geological analysis of the seabed.
The mission will kick off with an atomic-powered icebreaker and a research ship travelling to the Arctic next summer, Smirnov said.
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Obama PUNKED again!
Obama should send a sternly worded letter to the UN.
Once again OBAMA .mmm...mmm...mmm...votes present.
We don’t need no stinkin’ oil. We have... hope.
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