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December 25, 2011

Staking Arctic Claims

Toronto Star, Toronto Star

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Ambitious fleets of nuclear-powered Polar class icebreakers and submarines. Huge Arctic oil and gas drilling platforms. Floating nuclear reactors. Aggressive undersea mapping. Big investments in ports, rescue stations and other infrastructure.

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