WARGAMING: Russia, China Send Warships to Coast of Alaska In ‘Unprecedented’ Joint Show of Force

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China and Russia are practicing attacks on Alaska. Warships from a joint China–Russia naval operation buzzed the coast of Alaska last week in what has been described as the biggest combined Russian–Chinese battle group to ever approach U.S. shores.

“First, this is unprecedented, not just for Alaska, but for America to have 11 warships jointly being operated by the Chinese and Russians — who are increasingly working together — essentially doing freedom of navigation and navigation operations incursions into Alaska’s area,” Senator Dan Sullivan said.

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Wall Street Journal: A combined Russian and Chinese naval force patrolled near the coast of Alaska last week in what U.S. experts said appeared to be the largest such flotilla to approach American shores. Eleven Russian and Chinese ships steamed close to the Aleutian Islands, according to U.S. officials. The ships, which never entered U.S. territorial waters and have since left, were shadowed by four U.S. destroyers and P-8 Poseidon aircraft (Wall Street Journal).

Daily Wire: There is currently a struggle for dominance and power in the Arctic region, which is becoming contested territory, and the Russian-Chinese naval patrols appear to be part of that struggle, the Journal reports. Their work together in the region is a sign of increasing cooperation between Moscow and Beijing. According to the Arctic Council, which is an intergovernmental forum focused on the Arctic, the Aleut region, where the Aleutian Islands are located, is referred to as the “doorway to the Arctic.” Eight countries that have territory in the Arctic make up the Arctic Council and are “stewards of the region,” according to the Council website (Daily Wire).

China and Russia Send Warships Near Alaska in ‘Unprecedented’ Joint Show of Force

By Tom Ozimek, The Epoch Times, August 6, 2023:

Warships from a joint China–Russia naval operation buzzed the coast of Alaska last week in what has been described as the biggest combined Russian–Chinese battle group to ever approach U.S. shores.

Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) said in an Aug. 5 statement that 11 Russian and Chinese warships operating together got close to the coast of Alaska, in what the lawmaker called “yet another reminder that we have entered a new era of authoritarian aggression led by the dictators of Beijing and Moscow.”

Mr. Sullivan, who’s a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, told Fox News on Aug. 5 that the U.S. Navy mobilized four destroyers to escort the Chinese and Russian warships away from U.S. coastal waters.

The lawmaker noted that last summer, a similar, although smaller scale operation occurred off the coast of Alaska.

“Given that our response was tepid, I strongly encouraged senior military leaders to be ready with a much more robust response” in the event of another similar drill, Mr. Sullivan said in a follow-up statement.

He also said he was “heartened” to note that this latest incursion was met with a forceful response that sent a “strong message” to China and Russia that the United States “will not hesitate to protect and defend our vital national interests in Alaska.”

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JoeyJ
JoeyJ
8 months ago

Maybe if they did the war games off the coast of Delaware someone might notice.

ed
ed
8 months ago
Reply to  JoeyJ

Dementia Joe will tell us all that he has travelled more with Shee Shee Bing than anyone else in the world. And when Alaska gets attacked, he will soothe Alaskans’ feelings by telling them that his oldest son Beau was also killed in a naval attack by the Russians…

PlatinumGhostD
PlatinumGhost
8 months ago

The balloon(s) were just the first so now they have to escalate the game and see if anyone does anything.

Snowedin
Snowedin
8 months ago

Doubt if CCP owned bidet does anything. He probably is welcoming them with open arms. This would not be happening if Trump was in charge.

Major Tom
Major Tom
8 months ago

While we allow our military to dress like sugar plum faeries………

Stephen Honig
Stephen Honig
8 months ago

Is the apocalypse coming?

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