Hmmmmm.... Okay... I can see where the Russians would announce that they would respond to any militarization of the Arctic, seeing as how much of Russia borders on the Arctic.
The question I have is: What militarization of the Arctic is he talking about? Militarization by WHOM?
I guess I should probably have gone and read the original article, because it’s not clear to me what “militarization” the Russian fellow is referring to.
The U.S. and the Soviets / Russians have long sent nuclear subs into the arctic on various missions - that’s been going on for well over 40 years now, so it’s not exactly “news”.
Considering that there still is no way to actively defend against a sub-launched or land-launched ballistic missile (ICBM) and that the sub-launched missiles can easily reach Russia without the sub even necessarily leaving the dock, I’m not sure I see why supposedly “militarizing” the Arctic would even offer any advantages.
You're right. The Ruskies are probably just pushing Obama around. He probably thinks the Arctic region is insignificant.