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Russia to dominate Arctic with huge ice-breakers

Russia’s Latest Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Extends Arctic Dominance, NBC News,  by ALEXEY EREMENKO MOSCOW, 3 July 16  — The Cold War may be long over, but there’s still the Arctic chill.

Russia floated its largest and most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker last month, upping the ante in what is literally the coldest global gold rush.

The ice-smashing ship was Russia’s sixth reactor-driven polar vessel. The United States doesn’t have a single one.

Moscow’s dominance of the northern seas — courtesy of vast investments — has America and the West worried. Here’s why………http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-s-latest-nuclear-powered-icebreaker-extends-arctic-dominance-n602381

July 4, 2016 - Posted by | ARCTIC, politics international

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