dezii
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Post by dezii on Feb 2, 2019 0:45:35 GMT -5
has repercussions elsewhere that can't be addressed...One area is needed replacement of the two heavy duty Ice Breakers...one being 12 years over it's expected lifetime and reportedly is falling apart...Russia has built 40 of them...We? Zilch...Nada.. One of our two is 12 years over 12 years life expectancy and is falling apart..Russia with a third World economy has built 40...including I believe a nuclear powered one...Estimated cost for a new heavy duty one is $750 million and five years building it... I am sure there are other areas that would be affected by the expenditure of wall money but this is one that was recently pointed out.. ======================================= As global warming is happening, more areas in the Artic, Antarctic are opening up, being accessible….but it seems we may be left out in the cold as other nations are able to navigate into these areas...definitely Russia being one of them.. ======================================== www.nbcnews.com/news/military/one-america-s-two-icebreaker-ships-falling-apart-trump-s-n965766 |
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billisonboard
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Post by billisonboard on Feb 2, 2019 1:15:58 GMT -5
Blast from the past. I played against the Polar Star crew in an intramural flag football game when I was in the Navy about forty years ago.
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OldCoyote
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Post by OldCoyote on Feb 2, 2019 8:52:56 GMT -5
Why do we need ice breaker for?? all the ice is going to be gone, Dezii.
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