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During the Second World War, strategic necessity demanded concentrated technical efforts in the Arctic, which proved that there were no technological barriers to establishing a modern industrial society, even in the most extreme polar areas. Since the war interest in exploitation of raw materials and energy resources in this area have increased considerably.
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The following reports are relevant: Polaromrâdet i Braendpunktet (1979), Folk og Forsvar konference 1978, Forsvarets Oplysnings—og Velfaerdstjeneste, January, 1–127.
Satellites and sovereignty, Report of the Interdepartmental Task Force on Surveillance Satellites, August, 1977, Government of Canada, 1–172.
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Taagholt, J. (1982). Arctic Sea Inspection Technology. In: Rey, L. (eds) The Arctic Ocean. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-05919-5_18
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