… covers our western flank, Greenland covers our eastern flank and the shipping lanes that go through there. But there's a lot of vital infrastructure that's in the water there too. China and Russia for years has been mapping [the waters near Greenland] aggressively, mapping it aggressively, land what we think is a plan for underwater issues during the time of war. They are alerting the system to where they could probably choke down that lane. Even NATO has raised awareness of this and has asked Denmark to do something about it. (14:16–14:30)
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Asserts that China and Russia have been mapping waters near Greenland for potential wartime activities.
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