The US authorities are transferring additional forces to Alaska amid increased, in Washington’s opinion, activity of Russia and China in the region.
Information about this is given in an article published on Friday, 20 September, in the US newspaper Politico.
‘They sent there a destroyer and an army unit equipped with a long-range missile system, while tensions off the coast of Alaska are growing due to increased military activity of Russia and China’, – writes the edition.
Earlier, Business Insider reported that the U.S. moved troops and HIMARS to the Aleutian Islands because of the Russian Navy exercises.