shortest route
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The shortest route for Russian surface-launched ballistic missiles to North America is over the Arctic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
Greenland is on the shortest route between continental US and Russia, which makes it key for missile defence.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
The shortest route for a ballistic missile to reach the U.S. from Russia is over Greenland.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Briefly put: the shortest route for a Russian ballistic missile to reach continental US is Greenland and the North Pole.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
The shortest route was across the chasm, and we’d just destroyed the only bridge.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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