Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress

This report 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Rourke, Ronald
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. 2012
Subjects:
Defense policy
Coast Guard > U.S
Transportation
Ships
Environmental protection
Polar regions
Arctic regions
Science policy
Research
Arctic
Breaker
Online Access:http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc94137/
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Summary:This report 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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