Moscow Hints at Potential US-Russia Tunnel Deal

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77604

by gaiagraphia • 2 months ago

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gaiagraphia6• 2 months ago

It's an idea which has been touted for a while; tunnelling between Alaska and Chukotka via the Diomede islands. Apparently Khruschev and Kennedy spoke about a 'Peace Bridge' connecting the 2 powers.

According to the article, the projects head(?) said traditionally it'd cost $65bil, but Musk's Boring Company could bring it down to 8.

Wonder if geopolitically, the USA is worried about China making moves in the Russian Far East, and wants to get ahead of the game.

The infrastructure involved in hooking up Chukotka to the rest of Russia would be mammoth, and probably quite revolutionary for the area.

JumpCrisscross3• 2 months ago

How is anyone taking this seriously. Neither country is in a position to pay for it. And neither may have the engineering chops to pull it off right now.

gaiagraphia6• 2 months ago

It's continental shelf. Like 50m deep? Think the width is like 70km. It's hardly impossible. I mean, if the Faroe Islands can build undersea tunnels for fun...

Think I've seen a £100bil pricetag for a full infratructure revamp of the region including the tunnel. Unlocking resources, connecting the USA to China for rail freight,

Also seen people speaking about the energy benefits. There's a huge tidal range in the strait which could be captured, and apparently Russia like the idea of connecting the USA to their electricity grid to sell cheap energy.

I think the development of Chukotka would be massively exciting, as would finally connecting the 'new' and 'old worlds, tbh. Also seen some stuff about connecting the USA to Russia's energy grid.

pseudohadamard• 1 month ago

Sure, it might cost a bit but it's only a bit more than the Israel/US war on Iran cost, and it'd make it easier for Trump to report to his boss.

stevenalowe3• 2 months ago

Why? Not a great place to live or drive, do we do significant trade or will it make the odd invasions easier?

gaiagraphia6• 2 months ago

I'm guessing any plan would just be rail, maybe with drive in trains like the Channel Tunnel.

Unlocking rail freight routes between China and the USA surely would be huge. It'd probably massively speed up resource extraction in the Far East of Russia, too.

As for invasion, it'd probably help boost America's presence in Northeast Asia substantially. China creeping northwards has been mentioned a few times recently...

stevenalowe3• 2 months ago

Cargo yes, that would make sense - in peacetime with rational allies

We have and are none of these at present

__patchbit__• 2 months ago

Americans have departed Kyiv. Moscow's military plan in the special military operation is very likely to strike Kyiv very hard in escalation dominance chess move from the three wave drone attack on teenagers asleep at a boarding school.

type0• 2 months ago

Who are they telling those fairy tales to, even opening Trump Tower in Moscow is more realistic

w0de0• 1 month ago

As neither side has year-round road access, it’s to be the rare road both to and from nowhere. The only commodity worth infrastructure would be oil.

Conclude this is to be in reality either pipedrem or pipeline.

Moscow Hints at Potential US-Russia Tunnel Deal

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