Russian missile test in Arctic

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 01 Dec 2019 by Alex Teddy
On November 30 Russia tested a hypersonic missile in the Russian Arctic. It was an air to ground missile called Kinjal which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The main Russian news agency reported the news. Clearly the Russian Armed Forces want people to know. Moscow views the Arctic as increasingly important and so does China. The Arctic matters due to its mineral resources and global warming have made more of the Arctic navigable for more of the year.Some countries such as Denmark as anxious about Russia's growing military presence in the far north. Greenland is part of the Danish Realm but is internally self-governing. The United States is also perturbed by this due to Alaska.

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