US Intends to Expand Navy Presence in Arctic, Ensure Space Leadership - Shoigu
The United States intends to expand its Navy's presence in the Arctic as well as to ensure its military has an upper hand in terms of space, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 18th December, 2018) The United States intends to expand its Navy's presence in the Arctic as well as to ensure its military has an upper hand in terms of space, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.
"In order to achieve leadership in space, the United Space has created a new kind of armed forces � space troops. Since August, the second operational fleet of the US Navy is being created. Its main task will be to expand US military presence in the Arctic," Shoigu said at the end-of-year session of the Russian Defense Ministry's board.