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Obama’s ‘marine protected area’ expansion: On a collision course with national security?

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Standing athwart China's naval gateway to the Pacific, yelling "Save the planet!" (Bathymetric map of the Pacific Ocean. Author annotation)
Standing athwart China’s naval gateway to the Pacific, yelling “Save the planet!” (Bathymetric map of the Pacific Ocean. Author annotation)

New post up at Liberty Unyielding.  Enjoy!

Author theoptimisticconservativePosted on June 22, 2014Categories Climate ideology, General military, Great power geopolitics, Maritime operations, Naval operations, Naval strategy, Political commentary, Regulation, Strategy, US Foreign policyTags active sonar, China, Chinese ballistic missile submarines, Chinese Kilo attack submarines, Chinese navy, Chinese navy in the Pacific, Chinese navy long-range operations, Chinese submarines, Environmental regulation, Environonsense, Geopolitics, marine protected area, Military, National defense, National security, Naval operations, Obama, ocean currents, Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument, Regulation, sea-bottom topography, seamounts, sonar, SSBNs, underwater acoustics, US Navy

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