On Monday Russia announced that it will be keeping an eye on the Arctic and paying close attention to the extent of militarization in the region.  With global warming and the melting of the ice shelf making the area more accessible, it will become easier to get at valuable resources such as oil and natural gas, not to mention the increasing use of the area for global shipping.  Russia says that it is going to watch what other countries do, military wise, and will follow suit accordingly. more »