America’s Heavy Icebreakers Are Both Broken Down
By Andrew C. Revkin
New York Times
The warnings have mounted for half a decade. The United States, despite having substantial scientific operations in Antarctica and seeing ever more activity in its Arctic waters, has been relying on a pair of aging, decades-old heavy icebreakers to maintain mobility in ice-cloaked seas.
Casual reading for the intellectually curious.
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