American missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducted the monitoring of Maritime activity in the Arctic, about it is notified on the Internet representative office of the command of the sixth fleet of the U.S. Navy.

The operation ended on October 16, however it became just now.

As stated in the message, the campaign of the destroyer within the Arctic circle " reinforced the United States commitment to regional security and stability."

USS Donald Cook refers to the destroyers URO (with guided missiles), it was introduced in 1998. The main armament of the ship are cruise missiles "Tomahawk" with a range of up to 2, 5 thousand kilometers, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. In the cabin of the USS Donald Cook is from 56 to 96 missiles of this type.

in the United States has repeatedly stated about the need to counter growing Russian influence in the Arctic. So, Secretary of state Mike Pompeo expressed concern "Russian claims" in the international waters of the Northern sea route and plans to connect it with the Chinese Maritime Silk route. A former adviser to the President of the United States Donald trump on the state of security John Bolton promised that Washington will soon establish a year-round presence in the Arctic. According to his statement, this will be possible when they commissioned fresh American icebreakers.

The head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov first said that Moscow is open for "very wide" cooperation in the Arctic and in this region there is no reason for conflict. According to him, Russia sees the Arctic As " a space of peace, stability and productive cooperation."



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