Executive Summary: The New Cold War: Reviving the U S Presence in the Arctic heritage.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heritage.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U.S. Arctic policy is moribund and needs a comprehensive revival. The USGS estimates that the Arctic might hold up to 13 percent of the world’s undiscovered oil reserves and 30 percent of the world’s undiscovered natural gas reserves. To protect U.S. rights, mapping is essential and the U.S. icebreaker fleet needs to be replaced with a modern flotilla of icebreakers.