CBS on Arctic Russian Base: ‘Conflict with Russia Is Now Global’
‘It’s unclear who can lay stake to the territory but the Kremlin knows how persuasive a show of force can be’
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VIGLIOTTI (on camera): "Some U.S. senators have already called on the Trump administration to grow its presence in the Arctic including building more ice breaking ships. Russia is believed to have 40 of the vessels. The U.S., Norah, only has two."
O' DONNELL: "Jonathan, great reporting. I'm glad we did this. This is a future battle front. It is certainly --" [crosstalk]
ROSE: "That’s exactly what it is."
O'DONNELL: "Yeah."
ROSE: "I mean, the conflict with Russia is now global, every part of the Earth including the top and the bottom."
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