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      3 days ago

      And control of all this water, important strategically for Russia, I mean the USA. And Russia.

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          Shhh! Don’t spoil Trump’s War On Christmas plan to drone strike Santa Claus!

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          Yes. It’s not actually all blue water like it looks here. But there’s less and less, and Russia has ice breakers that can deal with a certain amount of ice. Arctic shipping routes are becoming more useful and valuable as the Arctic warms.