One factual quibble with this article is it implies an icebreaker is needed every year to resupply McMurdo. That is not true—in many years, you can reach the base by open water. In an unusual recent season, even Scott Base (a few miles further south) was reachable by open water.
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Icebreakers are one example where it would make far more sense to build a giant nuclear-powered ship than replace the Polar Star with another oil-burner
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“assert America’s sovereignty”?
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Mo ships mo problems
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BS arguments about protecting America from terrorists sell
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