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>> this new ocean is appearing on our maps, and it has all kinds of different implications, and we've been slow to pick up on it, frankly. >> reporter: maine senator angus king says climate change is unlocking a new cross roads and potential center of conflict, the arctic where ireversal trends are leading to a global rush, with world powers seeking untapped energy supplies. oil and natural gas, minerals, fishing, recreation, and highly coveted shipping routes. >> and if you think about the mediterranean sea they're over a thousand years of war to determine the relationships of those countries...

Strategy for one of the hottest pieces of real estate on the planet and we're talking about the arctic. >> yeah. the policy didn't generate many headlines, but one u.s. senator is now issuing an urgent warning. this week i sat down with senator angus king who said the united states has fallen behind on securing the region, which he argues could soon become the center of a global showdown and potentially the stage for a nuclear show of force by vladimir putin. >> this new ocean is appearing on our maps, and it has all kinds of different implications. we've been slow to pick up on it, frankly. >...

Maine senator angus king says climate change is unlocking a new crossroads and potential center of conflict, the arctic, where irreversible trends are lead to go a global rush, with world powers seeking untapped energy supplies, oil and natural gas, minerals, fishing, recreation, and highly coveted shipping routes. if you think about the mediterranean sea, there were thousands of years of war. the question is, can we oat the arctic and avoid the conflict. >> reporter: in fact, some scientists believe we could see summers without any ice blocking the north pole within the next dozen years. all ...