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From Russia with Love: Tunnel to Link Siberia and Alaska
Russia introduced a plan to link Siberia and Alaska by building a tunnel under the Bering Strait. Russia’s national electric company and state railroad introduced the $65 billion plan. Russia plans to build a transport and pipeline link, along with the tunnel, to supply the U.S. with oil, natural gas and electricity from Siberia. Russia would coordinate with the U.S. and Canada on the project that would take 10 to 15 years to complete. At 64 miles, this tunnel - to be named ‘ TKM-World Link ‘ - would be more than twice as long as the underwater section of the Channel Tunnel between the U.K. and France, according to the plan.
History of the Tunnel
The idea of a tunnel under the Bering Strait was envisaged in 1905 by Tzar Nicholay II, Russia’s last emperor. 38 years ago, his grandfather had sold Alaska to America for $7.2 million. But World War I put an end to that project.
Thereafter, the tunnel’s idea was floating time and again, sometimes, as a transportation corridor and at other times, as a symbol of political unity between Russia and the United States. Now that plan has acquired business dimension, it is expected to be taken seriously.
Дата публикования: 2014-10-25; Прочитано: 562 | Нарушение авторского права страницы | Мы поможем в написании вашей работы!
