John Garamendi actually said...

We expect to spend, in the next 10 years, some $15 billion rebuilding the B61 bomb that nobody knows what to do with.

Money in the defense budget was used to build the Healy through the Navy, a process that we should take a look at.

So the answer is basically, yes, you would want to have scientific research capabilities on the icebreaker.

I remain disappointed that these planning initiatives have not yet taken root in the administration's budget.