With recent Russian Activity in the Arctic, the US is growing weary of an alleged Russian attempt to militarize the Arctic. There has been exponential expansion of training programs conducted in the Arctic, sometimes involving thousands of troops. In addition, Russian submarine activity has been at an all time high, showing that this activity is no joke. Russian currently has a fleet of 40 ice breakers, eight of which are nuclear surface level ships, making Arctic access simple. The US however only has two icebreakers, with only one being a heavy duty ship. The coast guard has requesting one billion US dollars to build a new and more capable ice breaker to remain competitive and able during any sort of winter event. They are saying this will hopefully help relations with Russia, by being able to work together deep in the Arctic.
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At first I thought it said Iceberg and was about to rage about how inconsiderate it was to Jack Dawson and Rose, whose effervescent love was cruelly cut short by an iceberg.
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