
A sailor on the American submarine USS Hartford during an exercise in the Arctic. File photoWASHINGTON, Oct 7 The United States intends to effectively compete with Russia and China as part of a new strategy for development in the Arctic, senior White House administration officials said at a press briefing. «The strategy defines increased strategic competition, which you can watch in the Arctic from Russia and China over the past decade,” they said. “So (the strategy) is designed to respond and position the United States in a way that effectively competes and manages these tensions,” the White House added. administrations also noted that the US has decided to start building three new icebreakers in addition to the two currently in use. cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic

