A New Cold War Looms in the Warming Arctic

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Things are getting crowded in the Arctic. Melting ice caps are beckoning new shipping routes and access to raw materials. Russia, China, and the United States are all making their mark in the rapidly changing polar region. From Alaska, the American armed forces are trying to make their mark on the region. "This is as extreme as you can get here in North America," says Niles Griffin. He's a sergeant major at Fort Wainwright, one of the largest mi…