Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The report is written in response to the Coast Guard's budg...

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Main Author: O'Rourke, Ronald
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 2014
Subjects:
Coast Guard > U.S
Transportation
Ships
Environmental protection
Polar regions
Arctic regions
Science policy
Arctic
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spelling ftunivnotexas:info:ark/67531/metadc284507 2023-05-15T14:56:27+02:00 Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress O'Rourke, Ronald United States 2014-03-28 36 pages. Text http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284507/ English eng Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. crs: RL34391 local-cont-no: RL34391_2014Mar28 http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc284507/ ark: ark:/67531/metadc284507 Coast Guard -- U.S Transportation Ships Environmental protection Polar regions Arctic regions Science policy Report 2014 ftunivnotexas 2014-05-10T23:00:59Z This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The report is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker (none are currently in operation). Report Arctic University of North Texas: UNT Digital Library Arctic Breaker ENVELOPE(-67.257,-67.257,-67.874,-67.874)
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Ships
Environmental protection
Polar regions
Arctic regions
Science policy
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Transportation
Ships
Environmental protection
Polar regions
Arctic regions
Science policy
O'Rourke, Ronald
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
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Transportation
Ships
Environmental protection
Polar regions
Arctic regions
Science policy
description This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions. The report is written in response to the Coast Guard's budget request for a new polar ice breaker (none are currently in operation).
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title_full Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
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title_full_unstemmed Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
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