… and China has had in the sea just off of Greenland, the shipping lane there, which is vitally important, by the way, because just like Alaska 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 that area aggressively, mapping it aggressively, land what we think is a plan for underwater issues during the time of war. (14:06–14:12)
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Asserts that Greenland is strategically important for covering the eastern flank of the United States and its shipping lanes.
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