Friday, March 11, 2011

US Navy ill-prepared for new Arctic frontier: study

US Navy ill-prepared for new Arctic frontier: study
Washington (AFP) March 10, 2011 - Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic and the US Navy is falling behind as international powers jockey for power over vast oil resources, suggested a US study released on Thursday. The report by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) pointed to areas where the United States needs to bolster its forces as warming temperatures break up polar ice, raise sea levels, and potentially c ... more

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