Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
Report that is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker, of which the Coast Guard currently has none in operation. Polar icebreakers perform a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. Issues for Congress include what to do with d...
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ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc228070 2023-05-15T14:58:27+02:00 Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress O'Rourke, Ronald United States 2013-07-24 42 pages. Text http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228070/ English eng Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. crs: RL34391 local-cont-no: RL34391_2013Jul24 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc228070/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc228070 Coast Guard -- U.S Transportation Ships Environmental protection Polar regions Arctic regions Science policy Research Report 2013 ftunivnotexas 2015-08-15T22:11:24Z Report that is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker, of which the Coast Guard currently has none in operation. Polar icebreakers perform a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. Issues for Congress include what to do with decommissioned ice breakers, the impact of having no ice breakers, how to budget for new ice breakers, and how future ice breakers should be obtained. Report Arctic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Arctic Breaker ENVELOPE(-67.257,-67.257,-67.874,-67.874) |
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Report that is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker, of which the Coast Guard currently has none in operation. Polar icebreakers perform a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. Issues for Congress include what to do with decommissioned ice breakers, the impact of having no ice breakers, how to budget for new ice breakers, and how future ice breakers should be obtained. |
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