Gov. Dunleavy: Russian and Chinese Military Activity Near Alaska Is ‘Becoming More Frequent'

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🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The U.S. military is responding after Russia and China increased their military activity near Alaska. The U.S. military deployed 130 Army airborne soldiers with mobile rocket launchers earlier this month to the Aleutian Islands of western Alaska. The action comes after Russia and China conducted joint military exercises close to Alaska. “There's been naval exercises, there has been joint flyovers … not necessarily our airspace, but identification airspace, which is between the Russian airspace and our airspace,” Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said, adding that the military activity near Alaska is “becoming more frequent.” Earlier this month, Russia and China carried out a week of joint naval exercises in the Sea of Japan. On Monday, the U.S. Naval Institute reported that the U.S. "detected Russian aircraft operating in the Alaska air-defense identification zone.” “I think these are, you know, chess cases and probes,” Dunleavy said of Russia and China’s actions. “But because of the instability in the world, and to some degree, I think some of these countries are questioning America's resolve, [so] you may be seeing more of these activities in the future.” Mainland Russia is only 55 miles from Alaska, making America’s northernmost state key to national security, especially as Russia is actively building its Arctic military capabilities. The Daily Signal had the opportunity to visit Dunleavy at his Anchorage office and discuss the national security threat Russia and China pose to the U.S., and why Russia has its eye on the Arctic. Enjoy the show!

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, September 20th. I'm Virginia Allen.
0:12.0	Russia and China have been carrying out operations close to Alaska.
0:18.0	Why?
0:19.0	Well, Governor of Alaska, Mike Dunleavy, says it's almost like a chess match that both China and Russia,
0:27.7	they're testing their strength and how the United States will respond to this show of strength and to the threat that they pose.
0:36.9	While now America has deployed 130 Army airborne soldiers with mobile rocket launchers to and 30 Army Airborne Soldiers with Mobile Rocket Launchers to islands off the western coast of Alaska.
0:48.0	Governor Dunleavy joins the show today to explain this threat that both Russia and China posed to the US and how
0:56.8	the US should respond as well as Russia's particular interest in the Arctic. Stay tuned for my conversation with
1:05.2	Governor Dunleavy after this.
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1:46.0	Well I am so pleased to be joined today by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy here in your
1:52.0	office in Anchorage, Alaska. Thank you so much, Governor, for taking the time.
1:56.0	So I want to dive in by talking about a situation that's evolving pretty quickly related to China and Russia specifically. Alaska has a really strategic location.
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