strategic military bases, rare earth minerals and the biggest reason, securing free trade through the arctic corridor.  now, if we could just get russia to revolt against their government and form a united states of russia, a federal republic similar to the u.s. and stop the cycle of living under the boot of authoritarian rule. jesus, wed be vacationing on mars by now. but now we have to do that and wait for china to implode and do the same there im not going to get a flying car before i die, am i?
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