ENERGY: Crucial Role for Red Oil

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Soviets look toward the Artic

The two great rival Communist powers—the Soviet Union and China—each possess imposing oil reserves that are bound to become important factors in the world's struggle to avert a full-fledged energy crisis. Yet because both nations are so secretive, outsiders have had trouble analyzing their true capabilities or intentions. Some Western experts fear that the looming international competition for available supplies could lead to political and perhaps even military confrontations.

Soviets look toward the Arctic

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