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>> under the arctic ice. >> vertical surface, vertical surface. >> stand fast. >> it's arena where even surfacing requires enormous power and skill. >> 5 degree up angle, .23 upper velocity and increasing. >> we were on board with the full force the 6,000 tons. >> impact. >> we just broken through two feet of arctic ice. the north pole is this way, russia is this way and alaska this way. and a mission like this is all about sending a message. the u.s. navy can operator wage war if necessary in the harshest environment in the world. >> the arctic is the newest and most daunting front in the exp...

>> stand fast. >> reporter: but everything is harder here. >> five degree up angle, 0.23 upper dplosity and increasing. >> reporter: surfacing through the ice requires enormous power and skill. >> impact. >> one 1,000, two 1,000, three 1,000. >> reporter: we were on board as it ascended with the full force. we broke through two feet of arctic ice. the north pole is this way. russia is this way and alaska this way, and a mission like this is all about sending a message, the u.s. navy can operate or wage war, if necessary, in the harshest environment in the world. harrowing message these nuclear...