Peter DeFazio: “The plain fact is that the Arctic has emerged as a region in flux due to rising temperatures.”

The idiots in the Senate have been unable to approve the Law of the Sea Treaty, so, we don't have full standing to object to Russia continually extending claims further and further into the Arctic region.

I just really think, even when we finally get to three functional, modern, major icebreakers, I mean, you still have the Antarctic mission and other things.

I think there is going to be a lot of work coming.

As polar ice steadily decreases, new trade routes will emerge, linking Asia, North America, and Europe.