Russia is building a giant nuclear-powered ice-breaker to control the Arctic Sea Route.
The Russian giant nuclear-powered ice-breaker named ‘Leader,’ is designed to keep the icy Northern Sea Route open all year long.
Unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin, the enormous icebreaker that is 586 feet long, would have a working capacity of 110 megawatts.
It will be capable of cutting through ice up to 4.5 meters deep.
Leader would ‘open the road’ to tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG), through the Northern Sea Route during winter.
The Northern Sea Route lies entirely in Arctic waters, from the Kara Sea, off Siberia, to the Bering Strait.
In June, Russia launched ‘The Arktika,’ its biggest icebreaker yet. Credit Russian Shamucov
via dailymail
Canada is about to purchase an unnecessary fleet of fighter jets. Money should be used to buy two of these icebreakers for N.W. passage.
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As prescribed by treaty, Canada is required to maintain an air force, navy, and army of certain sizes. If you don’t want to buy fighter jets then get out of the treaty¡
As for Icebreakers, why? Going to open up the Northwest Passage? The cost of buying one of these monsters is enormous and the operating cost is equally high. Unless there is a huge benefit to Canada why waste the money?
the benefit is assisting Canada’s claim to the NW passage, that the USA and Russia don’t recognize, and thenthere is the matter of future trade routes
It’s melting anyway isn’t it??