- NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
The Ice Curtain: Russia's Military Moves Further North
Alexandra Land provides air-sea-land capabilities that reinforce Russia's multi-layered maritime and air denial power; safeguard the Kola Peninsula which is home to Northern Fleet headquarters and Russia's control over the Northern Sea Route (NSR).
The Ice Curtain: Protecting the Arctic Motherland
A complex layered coastal defense arrangement on Kotelny Island allows Russia to better defend and to deny aerial, maritime, or land access to NATO or U.S. forces.
The Ice Curtain: Why is there a new Russian military facility 300 miles from Alaska?
In 2007 Russia re-prioritized the Arctic in keeping with Vladimir Putin's vision of restoring Russia's status as a great power. Now more than a decade later, Russia's military returns to the Arctic with strategic implications for the United States.
Modernization and Expansion Project at the Korean People's Army Fishery Station No. 15
The fishing industry's critical role in North Korea's economy, particularly its foreign currency earning operations, led to a series of international sanctions on North Korean seafood.