Cold War Echoes During Obama's Arctic Trek

swheaton@politico.com (Sarah Wheaton), Politico
Tue, 09/01/2015 - 2:28pm

The subtext of President Barack Obama’s trip to Alaska is as much Cold War as global warming.Obama spoke in near apocalyptic terms about the effects of climate change shortly after arriving for a three-day trip to the Arctic region. He warned of villages sinking into the sea as the ice underneath them melts, of permafrost subsumed by fire.

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Cold War Echoes During Obama's Arctic Trek

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