Would be interesting to see what happens if they try (the fact that Russia doesn’t have a base there should be an omen), and it will be interesting to see if the other several countries who signed the Antarctic Treaty will have anything to say about this.
Either way, this seems like a blatant exercise in FAFO.
I don’t see why they can’t build a scientific base there, and the treaty doesn’t seem to preclude it.
No idea what they’re thinking on the military angle. Everything is hard in Antarctica, let alone military operations. They really going to spend the money and R&D?
Would be interesting to see what happens if they try (the fact that Russia doesn’t have a base there should be an omen), and it will be interesting to see if the other several countries who signed the Antarctic Treaty will have anything to say about this.
Either way, this seems like a blatant exercise in FAFO.
Russia does have a base there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_Station
Okay, fair. I should have been more specific that it’s not a military base. 😅
I don’t see why they can’t build a scientific base there, and the treaty doesn’t seem to preclude it.
No idea what they’re thinking on the military angle. Everything is hard in Antarctica, let alone military operations. They really going to spend the money and R&D?
Anyway, it’s just a flex, but truly a weird one.
The article is stupid, but the European treaty signatories to defend Europe barely do anything but demand money from the US