Russia Plans World's Longest Undersea Tunnel To Alaska! - Page 2 - Political Fever

New Governor Of Alaska · #11 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Atabap

Look, NewGov. Russia and America are seperated by sea and that's the way we prefer it; we in America are familiar with Russia's history and if we could move your country, say, 80 miles further away, we would.

I am sure when you say WE you speak only on your behalf. So thank you for your opinion, Atabap.

Wake up to reality. The drill has been purchased and its talk has been filled up already.....
We are ready to dig....

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has fuelled talk of a massive tunnel between Europe and America by forking out $160 MLN on the world’s largest drill. The 19-metre giant will be the first drill capable of boring a four-lane tunnel.
The project would link Russia’s far eastern Chutoka region, which Abramovich governs, with America’s Alaska.

RussiaToday : Business : Billionaire will dig tunnel linking Russia US

New Governor Of Alaska · #12 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Phædrus

Alaska has oil, gold, silver, and other minerals. The US wouldn't sell Alaska if it needed to help the economy, it would increase mining and oil drilling up there.

I know. There are plenty of gold and other minerals, but America is not doing anything to get it out.
USA is digging for minerals in the Middle East....

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Originally Posted by Phædrus

But why are they building it? It's a railroad tunnel linking Nowhere, Siberia, to Nowhere, Alaska.

Well, if it's Nowhere to Nowhere than don't worry about it....

Russia might want to make it easier for the Russian Christians to visit Russia's holy places such as St. Michael's Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Sitka -

The area was originally settled by the native Tlingit (Kolosh) Indians. Old Sitka was founded in 1799 by Alexandr Baranov, the governor of Russian America. Baranov arrived under the auspices of the Russian-American Company, a "semi-official" colonial trading company chartered by Tsar Paul I.

Wikimedia Sitka, Alaska

Phædrus · #13 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:45 PM

This isn't "Russia" doing this, I notice. It's a Russian billionaire. Yes, one of the evil capitalists that took over your country. I don't think he's worried too much about Russian Eastern Orthodox Christians being able to get to their holy places.

New Governor Of Alaska · #14 (**permalink**) 03-28-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Phædrus

This isn't "Russia" doing this, I notice. It's a Russian billionaire.

The whole thing is under controll of the Russian government.

The Russian Government recently unveiled plans to build the world's longest tunnel, as part of a $65 billion USD project to develop Siberia and warm Russian-U.S. relations. The tunnel will supply the US with oil, natural gas and even electricity.

The tunnel -- which will include a highway, high-speed rail lines, pipelines, and high-power cables -- will run under the sea in the Bering Strait and connect Russia directly to Alaska. At 103 kilometers long, it will be over twice as long as the Channel Tunnel between England and France.
Tsar Nicholas II approved plans in 1905 to connect Siberia and Alaska via an undersea tunnel, but the outbreak of World War I and Nicholas' subsequent death prevented construction from ever starting.

Japanese engineers have offered to drill the tunnel for $60 million per kilometer, a mere $6 billion. However, the drill cost is only a fraction of the cost of the total project; the Russian side of the strait requires approximately 3,500 kilometers of road, pipe and rail that don't exist yet. The U.S. side would require at least half that as well.

DailyTech - Russia Plans World's Longest Undersea Tunnel