Sunday, March 02, 2014

U.S. Navy Eyes Greater Presence in Arctic

U.S. Navy safety swimmers stand on the deck of the Virginia class submarine USS New Hampshire after it surfaced through thin ice during exercises underneath ice in the Arctic Ocean north of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska March 19, 2011. (Credit: reuters/lucas jackson) Click to enlarge.
The U.S. Navy is mapping out how to expand its presence in the Arctic beginning about 2020, given signs that the region's once permanent ice cover is melting faster than expected, which is likely to trigger more traffic, fishing and resource mining.

 U.S. Navy Eyes Greater Presence in Arctic
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