U.S. already abides by UNCLOS as a matter of customary international law and domestic policy

In August 2007, Russian scientists dropped 4,261 m (13,976 ft) on the Arctic Ocean using two double submarines. Russia's request to the submarine, the committee and the Lomonosoff ridge; secondly, to create a symbolic meaning of the nationalist behind the Russian proposition, to strengthen the presence in the Arctic Circle, height 1 meter Titanium Russian Federation Flag Science and devotion to become a major force in the economy

Due to the sudden nature of Russia's claim, the other four countries (Denmark, Norway, the United States and Canada) with potential interests and one non-equity country (Japan) submitted written responses to the committee. Denmark and Canada also refused to submit their comments immediately after the submission of Russia because more specific data is needed. 19 The remaining countries, the United States, Norway, Japan 20, provided a negative response. Norway submitted a claim that did not overlap with Russia's claim in November 2006 (beyond its 200 nautical exclusive economic zone), but the most concerned are duplicate assertions on mutual borders, unresolved "Maritime conflict". There are problems in both countries21. To support the position that the Alpha-Mendeleev or Lomonosov ridge is not part of the state continental shelf, but rather magma or an independent structure, the US submitted a detailed response using scientific data. Independent function. The official opinion of the United States suggests as follows.

The completeness of the treaty and the process of determining the outer shelf of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles is finally considered to be appropriate due to the importance of legal standards and applied geological standards and scientific advice based on information It depends on compliance with interpretation. A wide range of expert scientific consensus is crucial for the reliability of the European Commission and the Convention.

This statement indicates that the United States wishes to strongly and carefully consider the treaties and the evidence presented by the European Commission presented by Russia before deciding the action plan. It also indicates that the United States first postponed the standards set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea for Conflict Resolution.

Perhaps the most dangerous threat to US sovereignty in the Arctic Circle is the enforcement of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea as part of US law, based on either an active treaty of national law or a conventional international law. Although the scope of the Convention can be discussed to some extent under two headings, it must influence the "North Pole" design of the United States. Although still pending, the treaty of the Sea Law may be given almost the same legal status regardless of twist or turn, as if it were a treaty properly ratified. If President Reagan deleted the "Convention on the Law of the Sea of ​​the United Nations" to obtain acceptable provisions and restricted the United States to most provisions of the Convention, President Clinton said in spite of "ransrans" I signed it. The United States will be handed over to the remaining countries, including the modified Part XI mining system. Senate

The United States participated in the negotiations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea) that came into force in 1994, but the treaty has not yet been concluded. The United States recognizes that the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is a codification of the conventional international law, but it can not become a signatory to the Convention and the political, military and economic Increasingly harmful to profit. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea regulates the legal framework for the management of maritime navigation and the use of marine resources. There are 3.4 million square miles of sea in the world's largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and the United States can be advantageous by becoming a signatory country. By participating in the convention, the United States can adhere to the requirements of the extended continental shelf (ECS), which is over twice the area of ​​California, over 1 million square kilometers.