Arctic Hot Takes Need a Cold Reality Check

At –40°F, cold is not a condition simply to be managed. It is a constraint that governs everything. Equipment fails, humans slow, and mistakes compound. Any serious discussion of Arctic military strategy and operations needs to begin with and remain grounded in reality.Unfortunately, there is an ever-expanding discourse around Arctic security that does not do this. Spend enough time in the Arctic, in winter, in darkness, in sustained extreme cold — and the reality check arrives quickly. Concepts that seem logical in a briefing room dissolve once eyelashes freeze shut, fingers lose dexterity, and the simple act of tying boot

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