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[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Who the fuck decide to live in Alert, like that was a reasonable idea

[-] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago

I don't think anyone chooses to live in Alert. They are assigned 6-month tours of duty there.

[-] cmbabul@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

At some point someone made a decision that people should live there

[-] yildolw@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It's a military base. Russian bombers and ICBMs would fly over Alert in order to attack Toronto, therefore someone has to be there. The Arctic is also a contentious area for oil and gas exploration and as a way to bypass the Suez and Panama canals

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