NORAD responds to 'multiple' Russian jets near Alaska, Yukon
Russian military jets were "not seen as a threat" when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with ...
Fighter jets scrambled from Alaska and Canada as Russian warplanes spotted in the Arctic, NORAD says
A combat air patrol of American and Canadian fighter jets was scrambled this week after multiple Russian warplanes were ...
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
Before Alaska became an American state, Russia invaded and subjugated its people for fur trading Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent America’s largest state—encompassing mountains, coasts ...
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Setting the Stage: An Overview of Chinese and Russian Interests and Influence in the Indo-Pacific
In late September, a US HC-103J Super Hercules spotted four foreign vessels operating about 440 miles southwest of St.
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U.S. and British Newspapers Respond to the Sale of Alaska in 1867
1895 Map of Alaska. Source: 1895 U.S. Atlas. "Russia has sold us a sucked orange ... or to reclaim wilderness which border on the Arctic Ocean. We may make a treaty with Russia but we can not ...
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Alaska: A JACKPOT full of oil and gold, here’s how US bought it from Russia
In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn’t just a simple deal? It’s a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation’s ambitions.
America's NATO Ally Deploys Troops to Russian Border
Sweden was spurred to join NATO in response to the security threat posed by Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. It has sent its troops to Latvia, which borders Russia and its ally Belarus. As a ...
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Trump’s push to control Greenland echoes US purchase of Alaska from Russia in 1867
to the United States for US$7.2 million. That sum, amounting to just $138 million in today’s dollars, brought to an end Russia’s 125-year odyssey in Alaska and its expansion across the ...