US Coast Guard proposes purchase of existing icebreaker as Arctic 'bridging strategy' - ArcticToday
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The Biden administration is requesting $125 million in its 2023 budget to purchase an existing privately owned U.S. icebreaker. The funds would cover the estimated cost of buying a “commercially available” icebreaker, including initial modifications, U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson Richard Kolko told ArcticToday in an email, but more money “would be required to reach full […]
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Failure to Prioritize Arctic Has Left America Vulnerable to Adversaries
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Coast Guard's only heavy-duty icebreaker to begin long journey from Seattle to Antarctica
U.S. Looks to Buy Private Icebreaker to Help Patrol Contested Arctic - WSJ
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Seattle-based icebreaker will make Northwest Passage transit in new Arctic mission
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Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress
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Icebreakers for the Arctic should be based in our Arctic state of Alaska
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Polar Icebreaker Acquisition Proceeds To Next Phase
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U.S. Coast Guard chief optimistic about icebreaker ship funding - ArcticToday
U.S. Needs More Icebreakers for Arctic > U.S. Department of Defense > Defense Department News
Why doesn't the US Coast Guard operate any nuclear-powered icebreaker cutter ships while the Russian Navy operates multiple reactor-powered ice breakers? - Quora
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U.S. preparing to claim new ocean territory off Arctic Alaska and in central Bering Sea - Alaska Beacon
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It Took 4 Decades: U.S. Coast Guard Will Soon Have a New Heavy Icebreaker
Arctic Strategic Outlook Implementation Plan > United States Coast Guard > My Coast Guard News
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