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US Defense Department report warns of risk of Chinese submarines in Arctic

The comes as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads to Finland for the Arctic Council's biennial ministerial meeting.

By Phil Stewart, Reuters, Idrees Ali, Reuters May 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON — Deepening Chinese activities in the Arctic could pave the way for a strengthened military presence, including the deployment of submarines to act as deterrents against nuclear attack, the Pentagon said in a report released on Thursday.

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