Szalkai, Patrik (2025) The Change in the Arctic’s Strategic Importance During the Cold War. HONVÉDSÉGI SZEMLE, 153 (SI2). pp. 43-54. ISSN 2060-1506 (nyomtatott); 2732-3226 (elektronikus)
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Abstract
Today, Trump’s Greenland policy has brought the (potential) strategic importance of the Arctic in the East-West confrontation to the fore. However, this is not unprecedented, as there were already a number of strategic visions for the region during the Cold War. This paper examines the role of the Arctic in Cold War missile defence and nuclear plans and theories. The paper discusses how strategic changes have affected military presence in the Arctic during the Cold War, primarily from the US perspective, and what lessons can be identified from this today. It concludes that the US and NATO Arctic presence during the Cold War was strongly influenced by (nuclear) theoretical innovations, strategic changes, and military technological developments. As for NATO, the study also draws attention to how, at the conceptual level, the importance of the Arctic region has changed and evolved, as well as how it has become an operational arena in its own right.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Arctic, Greenland, Cold War, nuclear defence, USA |
| Subjects: | U Military Science / hadtudomány > U1 Military Science (General) / hadtudomány általában |
| Depositing User: | Andrea Tankó |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Oct 2026 09:33 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2026 09:33 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/249359 |
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