Tethered to an iceberg: United States policy toward the Antarctic, 1939–1949

Abstract US policy toward the Antarctic between 1939 and 1949 reflected the inability of the Department of State and other government personnel to agree on the region's relevance to national security. Washington's intent to gain worldwide prestige by promoting a harmonious settlement of th...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Moore, Jason Kendall
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Argentina
Antarc*
Iceberg*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026462
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spelling crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400026462 2024-03-03T08:38:57+00:00 Tethered to an iceberg: United States policy toward the Antarctic, 1939–1949 Moore, Jason Kendall 1999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026462 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400026462 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 35, issue 193, page 125-134 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1999 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026462 2024-02-08T08:34:00Z Abstract US policy toward the Antarctic between 1939 and 1949 reflected the inability of the Department of State and other government personnel to agree on the region's relevance to national security. Washington's intent to gain worldwide prestige by promoting a harmonious settlement of the dispute over sovereignty claims complicated the international situation to an extent that necessitated a shift to the status quo moratorium proposed by Chile. The United States finally attempted to rally support for this alternative that, in turn, complicated how to exclude the USSR. Although the risk of Soviet encroachment seriously concerned US officials, it posed less immediate dangers than letting conflict escalate between Britain, Chile, and Argentina. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Iceberg* Polar Record Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Argentina Polar Record 35 193 125 134
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
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Tethered to an iceberg: United States policy toward the Antarctic, 1939–1949
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Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
description Abstract US policy toward the Antarctic between 1939 and 1949 reflected the inability of the Department of State and other government personnel to agree on the region's relevance to national security. Washington's intent to gain worldwide prestige by promoting a harmonious settlement of the dispute over sovereignty claims complicated the international situation to an extent that necessitated a shift to the status quo moratorium proposed by Chile. The United States finally attempted to rally support for this alternative that, in turn, complicated how to exclude the USSR. Although the risk of Soviet encroachment seriously concerned US officials, it posed less immediate dangers than letting conflict escalate between Britain, Chile, and Argentina.
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title_short Tethered to an iceberg: United States policy toward the Antarctic, 1939–1949
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