In the northern-war scenario, losing the Pacific supply route would place much greater weight on the Persian route through Iran. The discussion also considers a proposed road across Arctic ice as an alternative means of supply. That suggestion raises the problem of building and operating the supporting infrastructure in Canada and Alaska. One participant stresses the burden of creating that logistics chain, while another points to infrastructure already used for historical supply to Siberia. The ice route remains a speculative response within the counterfactual.
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Soviet supply alternatives if Japan closed the Pacific route
Closing Soviet Pacific access would increase dependence on Iran and prompt difficult questions about alternative Arctic supply routes.