Arctic conquest: Russia building the world’s biggest nuclear powered icebreaker

Thursday, September 13th 2012 - 01:49 UTC

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Russia's plans to build the world's biggest nuclear-powered icebreaker could attract more trade to the country, says a leading UK analyst. The new ship is meant to be more efficient at breaking ice and able to navigate in deep Arctic waters as well as shallow Siberian rivers. Read full article

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ProRG_American
I think th Argies will buildtheir own in the next decade.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 01:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Boovis
They can ask Fray Bentos for some spare pie tins to make it from, judging by the way the economy's going it might be your only option.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 07:13 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
Just what the world needs - an Argentine built nuclear reactor floating around the seas.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 08:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
Icebreaker? 2017? May be no arctic ice to break...........
Sep 13th, 2012 - 10:47 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
There will be - the risk is that there will be no ice in mid summer. By mid winter you will still need your coat.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Frank
I just realised that post #1 was by Prog Merkin... and that he was serious.....

any arg built reactor wont be floating around the seas .. it will be in their gerry hat-trick submarine... nuff said....
Sep 13th, 2012 - 10:59 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Idlehands
They'd probably try to use it to be the first to break through to the south pole with an idebreaker.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 11:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
will CFK acuse the russians of militarising the arctic argentine property,

think of all the troops that they could hide inside,

poor CFK she has no idea the russian are going through her back garden.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 11:18 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Englander
Russia, Canada, Norway and the US have legitimate Arctic claims.

Denmark can get stuffed.
Sep 13th, 2012 - 11:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Rufus
Going by the headline, I'm not sure that this is news. Russia is building the world's biggest nuclear powered icebreaker. Yes.

Exactly how many countries, aside from the USSR and Russia, have ever built nuclear powered icebreakers?

@9 Englander

The Kingdom of Denmark is made up of three constituent countries, at least one of which has a fairly good claim (Greenland)
Sep 13th, 2012 - 11:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Steveu
@9 Why has Denmark brought forth your opprobrium? They're our friends - especially in terms of FI issues.

@10 Extremely good claim, I would say!

I guess Greenland has a lot in common with the Falklands (except that Argentina isn't claiming it......yet!) in terms of being self governing. A sort of “DOT” (Danish Overseas Territory)
Sep 14th, 2012 - 01:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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British_Kirchnerist
#4 Good point =(
Sep 15th, 2012 - 02:22 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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KretinaK
@#3 - Idlehands - I totally agree!! Can you imagine these banana republic scientists who get paid in toilet paper a/k/a Argie pesos building anything that could be potentially dangerous? Have you ever seen what Argie kitchen appliances are like? Argie washing machines? They have the same technology as the goods they put out in the 1950s during crap head Perón´s presidency and they have like one model per city and you have to order it months in advance. And, an Argie refrigerator costs about $2000 dollars you are lucky if it goes 3 months without totally breaking down!
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