Nation’s Icebreakers in Trouble

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Icebreakers are huge ships that can cut through ice up to twenty feet thick. They’re crucial for science research, national security, and economic protection of the U.S. Arctic Territory. But the fleet’s in trouble. Host Bruce Gellerman talks with Anita Jones, an engineering professor at the University of Virginia who chaired a committee on the future of U.S. Polar Icebreakers.

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