Find it interesting how the Northwest Passage literally goes through Canada, yet the word Canada/Canadian was only mentioned about twice in the entire video.
The US claims that the Northwest Passage and other waters claimed by Canada are "international waters". Just wait until Russia and the PRC decide that they agree and want to park nuclear subs in Hudson Bay and James Bay. Also, if there is oilspills, who is harmed? It sure isn't the USA.
The Northwest Passage isn't really a thing in the foreseeable future. The Northeast Passage is already used for tourism while the Northwest Passage is an adventure for the coast guard. Here's an American taking the Northeast passage on a cruise on a 40 years old icebreaker. There's no need to fight over the Northwest passage because it won't be used this century and by then the Northeast passage will have full support infrastructure in place for at least 50 years. It will never be relevant for shipping. czcams.com/video/VQReGCLCUX8/video.html
Even if you accept the position that those waters are Canadian, as I do, ships have a right to "innocent passage" under international law. If they have legit business and are peaceful then they have a right to sail through. It's no different than how our ships can sail through Indonesian waters as we please so long as we remain peaceful and don't exploit natural resources or spy or what have you.
@@zapfanzapfan Im sure these icebreakers do have special access that most ship don't have. No doubt is Canadian territory but Im sure US and Canadian government gives icebreaker ship special access to pass through these icy areas so long as they pass through nothing else. Its the Arctic, would be interantional embarrassment if they didn't allow these icebreakers to pass through. Though the situtation will be different when the ice melts and ships pass through it more frequently.
@@zapfanzapfan Doesn't matter if it's a "state ship" or not, they still have the same right as private vessel's. Even warships have the right to innocent passage.
Not a single mention of the fact that the Northwest passage is sole Canadian water & territory, not a global 'Shipping route' and contrary to what the U.S coast guard Captain said throughout this video, the Northwest passage does not run "north of North America" it runs directly through it.
Another lie is that China is doing anything in Arctics. 99% of what's happening with the Northen Sea Route is solely Russia's doing. China is only involved finantially in some projects just like Quatar, India and Saudi Arabia. In fact India had invested more in Russian Arctics than China because India really needs coal. Hell even Finland and S. Korea do more than China or US, as they buld some of the ice-class ships for Russia. Russia's building tens of ports, hundreds of km of railroads and roads there, tens of icebreakers, dosen of new cities. Rosatom is about to build tens of small floating nuclear power stations to electrify the sea rout, Russia is building the longest internet cable along the NSR. The number of projects and the amount of investments there is tremendous. And in the video they talk as if it's China's doing all that, and Russia's just provide territory.
This Canadian pipe dream of claiming the Nortwest passage is not gonna happen. The US holds all the cards in this dispute, and it is geopolitically important to us so why would we ever back down?
@@tiffanylaserna1288 Canada has laid claim to the passage for centuries. The passage is in between dozens of Canadian arctic islands, occupied by Canada's Inuit.
@@tiffanylaserna1288 Russia/China also hold all the cards on the Crimea/Taiwan disputes, and it is geopolitically important to them so why would they ever back down?
Even though the strait/passage lies entirely within Canada it is often the case that you have to allow others to pass through it unrestricted due to the rules of "transit passage" effectively making the passage international waters.
@@stephenlambert6407 lets see what say they have if they invite Russian and Chinese passage. Be be careful who you think you are friends with as the US ALWAYS has an anterior motive just like the others.
The funniest part is that media in the West when talking about Arctics always mention that melting ice caps can open the sea routs during summer or winter and that's what Russia hope for. In reality Russia is building icebreakers fleet that can operate all year aroung regardless if there is a global warming or there isn't. Russia just don't care if the ice cap melting stops.
In the End, It'll cause the European coastal countries to experience cold winters because the Golfstream gets weaker with the desalination of the water because of the Ice caps melting. Central Europe will expect drought and this will be even worse in the United States of A.
How about America, China, and Russia stay the hell out of Canadian waters. In fact, I love how our arctic sovereignty is conveniently glossed over in this video. It's almost as though Americans treat what is lawfully our territory as their own. It doesn't work that way. The fate of the Northwest Passage is to be decided by Canadians, especially the Inuit, and no one else. By international law and maritime law, the entire passage is Canadian territory. It also happens to be a diverse eco-system that supports the livelihood of the Inuit, and shipping will disrupt that. At the very least, Canada is owed tariffs comparably to those seen on the Panama and Suez canal for the use of OUR waterway.
Russia and China aren't planning anything in those waters. The ice there is much much thicker and further away from Russian gas and for China from European, African and the major South American markets. The North West Passage will never be able to compete with the route hugging Russia.
They don't. There is a view from outside Canada that these are 'international waters'. I disagree being that Canadian sovereign lands (islands) are on either side of the passages.
@@johnbee7729 that argument makes no sense? Are the Straights of Mallaca Malaysian/Singaporean us the Red Sea Egyptian/Sudanese/Israeli? No, because both are international passages.
@@ecognitio9605 Are you blind? The short cut goes directly through Canada and ONLY our territorial islands, period. There isn’t another country between/beside the route. Arguably the only part of this route that is international waters is near Alaska and Greenland, but if you look at the map, the rest of the route is sandwiched in our islands and territory. Americans are so self absorbed and ignorant it’s strange.
@schrodingers cat it's not an international waterway. The US coast guard has to ask permission to enter and travel through the Northwest Passage. Also to be labeled an international waterway, it has to be well traveled and where there is no other option to go a different route. With the Panama Canal, there's tolls to use that waterway. And same thing with the Northwest Passage
@sooje nite I agree, the Somalis get screwed over by countries stealing fish in their fishing waters. It is Slightly different then the Northwest Passage, since the NW passage run through the middle of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Where in Somalia the water are off the coast with no land in between. Countries need to respect others territorial waters
... Canada did militarize, in the event of WW3 bombers would come over Canada, NOT Alaska, We had 3 radar lines (Pinetree, mid-Canada and Dew) that had radar stations that would detect incoming bombers and later ICBMs Not to mention we would also be hit if the nukes fell short, so we had lots of interceptors and even air-to-air nukes Canada's problem is that we have historically not been at war for long stretches, so our military is small, same with the air force and especially the navy, while at points they were big (WW1, WW2 and highest per Canadian was the war of 1812) The annoying thing about the NW Passage is that it directly goes through Canadian waters (100km from any land is that country water), which due to the US of A being gung ho about using this new shipping path (saying its international to not have to pay for transit), is leading to tension between the countries
Absolutely not. The Arctic has an extremely low diffusion when it comes to contaminants. Even little pollution there will cause proportionally more damage as it will not be able to dilute into the environment. Any attempt to justify Arctic shipping is ONLY seated in profits and will harm the environment.
Translated to plain English: Please don't circumvent our 12 carrier groups and our control of all major trade lanes! Please? Because uhum, THE ENVIRONMENT! Yes, That's it! The environment!
it is ironic to hear these indigenous voices yapping about lost indigenous ways sitting in modern houses heated with oil/gas/coal eating modern food, enjoying modern healthcare and yet trying to make you feel bad for their lost indigenousness. It all is a gravy train. Money for nothing. But admittedly a very good reason for a left-bent snowflake to find another S to kiss.
Isn't it quite sad? By 2035, it'd be possible to send ships through that route, and as Ms. Dorough said, "the region can be traveled smoothly and safely because there's no ice." It's the Arctic for Christ's sake. It's supposed to be covered in ice. Disappointing.
@@ldfgbnghcfhgvjbkhn I researched a bit and yes, there were times the Arctic was ice-free. From an article I read, 5 million years ago, the Arctic was ice-free because its waters were being circulated. Then 2.6 million years ago, geography changed and thermally isolated the region which encouraged ice sheets to form. Isn't it sad that we managed to melt the ice in the 300,000 years we existed? It's been there longer than modern humans existed.
So glad that Russia and China are hardly mentioned here! Therefore they can quietly go about their business of exploiting the Artic route to their benefit and become totally dominant in this route even because Russia has around 40 icebreakers (plus 12 over this decade) and the USA has...2?
What is the US going to do about it anyway? Every asian country has major interest in the norther sea route and the US cant tell them which route they must take.
@@josealbinosantosnogueira6013 Let them try to meddle with this. That route is nearly half as long as the Suez route. China for example cant be forced to not use the russian route. South Korea and India have invested in this project so also want to use it.
We don't wanna hurt anything. We just want to break the ice and spread pollution to another untouched place. We're gonna make a lot more money by doing it. What's wrong with that.
The US/Canadian side of the Arctic is practically useless in this navigation. They have nothing to offer to be honest. the US/Canada west coast bringing goods to Europe via that route is impractical and costlier than the currently established trade routes. It's really China/Asia using it going to Europe that matters. I don't understand what the US has anything to say about it.
I'm hoping that the global community can come together to at least make an Arctic fishing treaty so we can avoid the current horrendous overfishing in international waters from devastating the Arctic ecosystem. Seriously doubt that China (the worst offender) would sign that though. Enforcement would also be difficult.
CCP wouldn't care. They have no policy incentive either way for wild-caught fishery. It's mostly Chinese fishermen, cause now average Chinese fishermen has enough money to buy ocean worthy boats. They will just re-register their boat under a different flag, like what happened to everything else Chinese govt banned. Countries like Iceland, UK, France that fought wars over wild-caught fishery would care more. In fact, unlike those countries, CCP don't answer to voters, they don't care about repercussions of passing such treaty, they just care about beating US & EU in the superpower game.
@@voidvector u r absolutely wrong this since US is the ONLY developed country that haven't sign the Law of Sea Treaty established by UN. Hell, even China and India signed in 1980s. Only fools believe the US media AND gov.
How about completely ignoring the fact that USCGS Healy was escorted through the NWP and Canada's EEZ by the military Icebreaker HMCS Harry Dewolf amongst other CCG Icebreakers. NWP lies within Canada's EEZ and it will remain our sovereign waters.
The same reason the Russians, can I use the Baltic Sea should be international waters reason why the turks catch tax and shipping and the Dardanelles and Istanbul
Its just rethoric trick of this CBS video. The real issue is that USA is seeking ways to give the Russian Northern Sea Route bad press because it circumvents US control of the oceans and US control of the Suez and Panama.
The movie Don't look up got it correct. Instead of raising the alarm on melting ice, we are discussing profits. Humans will not make it to another planet.
First thing the US needs to do is recognize that the Nortthwest Passage is internal Canadian waters. Once the US does that the rest of the world will (grudgingly in some cases) fall into line. Then Canada can legally control who is allowed to transit through the NWP. Our friend and ally the US? Sure! Chinese fishing fleet? Sorry, closed for you. The US insisting that the NWP is international waters actually harms their own economic and defence interests. Baffling behaviour.
its for tax reasons having it be internal means that canada can get duties and stuff from shipping and have plans if something happens like a disaster having it international means theres no cost and canada has to foot the bill for infrastructure and emergencys
Honestly I don't feel bad for U.S. "falling behind" on this matter. As if humanity hasn't caused enough rough times to the ice caps. Let's declare the Arctic waters an international nature reserve, prohibiting any vessels to pass through.
No. Russia and China are going to SIGNIFICANTLY increase their trade with Europe. If you think they’re not going to take advantage of that you’re crazy. Russia is already building some of the biggest ports in the world along its northern border. They’re WAAAAAAY ahead of you.
@@randomassname445 That is not how things work either the US and Canada lead or Russian and China will its not either the US or Canada you have your teams wrong. Canada and the US are obliviously on the same side any disagreements are insignificant the teams are china/russia vs US /canada that's all. The US and Canada already hold regular military exercises in the arctic its just a matter of building infrastructure
Wouldn’t they pollute that water. Maybe because they started doing this this is why The glaciers are starting to melt. I am against all of this this is wrong
Activities that have devastating environmental impacts often have very lucrative economical advantages. Once the Arctic shipping route opens up, it will not shut down and there will be little to no motivation for countries to tackle climate change. It will be the final nail for the Arctic.
I wonder how the indigenous people managed to get their TVs and tacos transported to their houses in the 1900s when we didn't complain about climate change...
3:32 SIgh... stuff like this is why Canada is inevitably going to have to militarize and mine the NWP at a minimum. It's not International waters, but the moment $$$ is involved you can count on the good ol' USA to talk about srewing over their closest ally. Do you think the water in between the Hawaiian islands is also international waters? How about the Aleutians?
Calm down the US is not going to attack canada or anything lol. It's mostly a non-issue and the US and canada have just agreed to disagree. Even if canada did try to defend it ( which they won't need to ) its not like you guys can fend of the US. Besides no country in the world recognizes the northwest passage as Canadian waters so don't single out America only. We're not going to screw you guys over. On the contrary the US would most likely defend you. The Canadian military literally can't defend your own country by themselves in the event of an attack. You guys have too big of a country for such a small population and military.
I participated in building of 3 world largest nuclear icebrackers (project 22220) and floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov"(that now working in Arctic).
Canada needs to build up our Naval and Air forces if we want to assert our sovereignty over the Arctic, because the Americans definitely aren't going to do it for us.
how about you "Canadians" get the heck out of Canada and give the land back to the natives (oh wait, you genocided them)? you dont have any sovereignty, land robbers!!!
US has very little say about shipping. Compared to China, the biggest trading nation, US is a dwarf in terms of shipping. It does use its military bullying around though. Had it spent more money on civilian shipping, it probably would’ve been much better positioned
3:30 if the USA doesn't accept that the Northwest Passage is in Canadian waters then the USA shouldn't be allowed to use it .. If they use it any amount then they WILL claim it as USA ...
Artic Shipping will certainly sparkle another set of international tensions. Canada and Russia are just some of the countries who have already stated moves and voicing rights and concerns on the subject. The legal and strategic aspects of this route are more complex than simple commercial interests. The fact we have this route as an option is very concerned. All the ice is becoming liquid water and causing increasing havoc in many parts of the world. This is just the start!
There is an old town here in the SHOW-ME-STATE called New Madrid. It’s like the Oldest Town In Missouri. There is an old saying from early in the 18th Century about life along the Mighty Mississippi River one MOMENT… and the next moment: “Keep one EYE on the RIVER, and the other EYE on the HILLS” 🌊✝️🌊
I think its clear from this video that no one with a shot at making money cares if Canada is crushed and Inuit are destroyed and all the existing islands and continental seaports are drowned and all us peasants are left scrabbling for food & water .. I cannot for the life of me see who they think is going to buy all this cool stuff they are shipping and mining. Oh .. THATS why we need to go to space, to find customers.
@@rb-pk8ds The heart of the problem you stated is limitless and immoral greed. We unfortunately have plenty of that and is causing society to implode. I see nothing wrong with being rich but when you get to a level where money is just a tool for you to shape society to your own views and in detriment to millions, we definitely have a problem. Are are already experiencing lots of that.
The average NWP, North West Passage (mostly thru Canada) ice sheet is much THICKER and reamins much longer thoughout the year than the NSR, Northern Sea Route, which goes close to Russia and will become a third Route for the Chinese BRI, Belt and Road Inititive...
I mean, the U$ is falling behind in pretty much everything so it also falling behind in the Arctic Shipping shouldn't come as a surprise and is to be expected.
how about you "Canadians" get the heck out of Canada and give the land back to the natives (oh wait, you genocided them)? you dont have any sovereignty, land robbers!!!
um, yes you will have an argument about the Northwest Passage being in Canadian Waters, seriously, do some homework before posting such nonsense. So the Panama Canal isn't in Panama? SMH
meh. english is tough. also, what you're hearing is probably an appropriate pronunciation according to most english linguists. this is nowhere close to a 'nucular' problem (thanks gwb).
The U$ is falling behind in pretty much everything so it also falling behind in the Arctic Shipping shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone and is in fact to be expected.
The Northwest Passage literally runs through Canadian land. Yet your commentators refuse to acknowledge that. Why? If your ships use the Canadian passage, you will have to pay us fees.
American ship don't pay fee dude when they go in swizz and pacific all they do is flex there military. that's the reason why China won't put tariff when treding with US because they won't pay beside flexing military.
@@tira2145 you actually think that 9 billion people extracting every last resource from every last place on the planet doesn’t have ANY effect on the earth? That’s funny. Every other living thing on this planet in those numbers has an effect on the planet. Why would you think humans who use WAY more resources than those other living things would have no effect on earth? Your logic makes no sense.
@@shasmi93 let me guess, if we just tax the developed countries a lot, and keep the poor countries from delovping any more. Is that the answer? When I see the leading advocates actually live by what they want the rest of us to suffer through, then I will pay attention. How many times has Al gore taken a private jet? Obama lives on a island?
They already know about it. You can see a lot of them in this comment section. You can spot them out by the “climate change isn’t real” comments. They are among us and aware. Trust me.
3:40 What the hell.. To pass via the southwest passage "you"need "to have good relationships with Russia"? And why is that? "Because Russia is not a 'friendly' and country", because their defend theirs rights inside their territorial waters. This is not a problem for "you" on the northwest passage, because "you" can just disrespect Canada trampling all over their territorial waters. Just what you expect'd from the "rules based order" country.
You should also check the Novatek shipyard in Murmansk that was bult recantly, how they make concrete floating factories for LNGs and other resources. Like in Novaya Zemlya they plan to excavate resourses and use floating plant together with floating nuclear power plant. And when the project is over and the resources are depleted they can move to another location on that archiepelago, and leave nothing behind.
Find it terrifying that we know the passage would be fully usable by 2040 and some are actually really hoping for that to happen! Why are we even allowing any sea movement in that region? Just doesn’t make sense
Still got millions of people believing global warming is a hoax, meanwhile we have a shipping lane that was frozen over year round and considered mythical in generations past opening up over the course of a couple decades, and Russia constructing ports on their northern coasts, betting on climate change opening them up for business in coming decades. 1905- first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in a small boat requiring navigating spots of as little as 3 feet of water. Not navigated again at all for 40 years. 2013 - first commercial bulk carrier ship passage, made by a ship sitting too deep to be allowed through the Panama Canal (whose draft depth limit is like 50 feet)
Also for you to understand, to travel through the Nothern Sea Route you have to have a permission from Russia because (a) you'll need an icebreaker even to travel in the international waters of the Arctic seas, and only Russia has them, (b) NSR several times passes through the straights between Russian islands within Russian territorial waters. Russia have no objection if you use an icebreaker and travel around those islands in the international waters. US wants to make Russian territorial waters between these islands international, but what you hear in the media is that Russia wants to make NSR into their own territorial waters, which is untrue, because it's already theirs. Much like NWR is mostly in the Canadian sea waters. The solution is simple. Just keep the US out of Arctics, with their stupid claims and everyone would be happy.
Unfortunately, the United States has all but abandoned the Arctic by its long refusal to adequately fund the U.S. Coast Guard's Arctic (and Antarctic mission). In the mid-1970s, the Coast Guard had seven arctic (wind class icebreakers built in the 1940s: Northwind, Southwind, Eastwind, Westwind, Burton Island, Staten Island and Edisto). By the late 1970s, that number was reduced to two polar class icebreakers (Polar Star & Polar Sea) one of which was decommissioned and designated as a parts vessel, and one Wind Class icebreaker - Northwind (decommissioned in the late 1980s). The Polar Star is still in operation but is continually breaking down after over 45 years of service. The Healy shown in this video is termed as a medium icebreaker and is only capable of continuously breaking up to 4.5 feet of ice. By comparison, the wind class icebreakers were able to continuously break over 7 feet of ice and over 13 feet of ice by backing and ramming. The Polar class icebreakers were capable of continuously breaking over six feet of ice at three knots and over 21 feet of ice by backing and ramming. Disclosure: I served on the USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278) from 1972 - 74. I worked on the commissioning of both the Polar Star and Polar Sea.
Where has cnbc been? Saying that the recent supply chain troubles have started the conversation about using the arctic as a shipping lane when that concept has been discussed a number of years along with the story that the USA has far less ice breakers than Russia or Canada. Nice story but old news.
The inuits are "concerned" because they won't be able to act like savages to club the seals and poach the polar bears anymore. They couldn't care less about the environment.
6 nuclear ones in service, 4 ordered or being constructed (and plans to order 2 more). They also have about 30 diesel ones in service. It's not much of a race.
@@spqr1945 Apparently, the Arctic is not a high priority for the states. Otherwise, dozens of icebreakers would have been built long ago. Technically, but also financially, this is easily manageable. Such an icebreaker costs only a fraction of an airplane carrier.
Lol Canada needs to pursue a hefty load of lobbying to other countries whether their Arctic route should be used as prime route as Russia's is so much faster and cheaper as one for Europe-Asia shipping line. Both Canada and US have no clear reason to disparage the usage of Russian route if there are any some sorts of dispute.
Find it interesting how the Northwest Passage literally goes through Canada, yet the word Canada/Canadian was only mentioned about twice in the entire video.
What do you expect from the US?
The US claims that the Northwest Passage and other waters claimed by Canada are "international waters". Just wait until Russia and the PRC decide that they agree and want to park nuclear subs in Hudson Bay and James Bay. Also, if there is oilspills, who is harmed? It sure isn't the USA.
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The Northwest Passage isn't really a thing in the foreseeable future. The Northeast Passage is already used for tourism while the Northwest Passage is an adventure for the coast guard. Here's an American taking the Northeast passage on a cruise on a 40 years old icebreaker. There's no need to fight over the Northwest passage because it won't be used this century and by then the Northeast passage will have full support infrastructure in place for at least 50 years. It will never be relevant for shipping.
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Because Canada aren't worldwide shitheads like Russia.
This completely glossed over the fact that the US trip through the Northwest passage was considered an invasion of sovereign Canadian waters
Even if you accept the position that those waters are Canadian, as I do, ships have a right to "innocent passage" under international law. If they have legit business and are peaceful then they have a right to sail through. It's no different than how our ships can sail through Indonesian waters as we please so long as we remain peaceful and don't exploit natural resources or spy or what have you.
@@accessthemainframe4475 I'm pretty sure the ice breaker counts as a "state vessel" and not just some random civilian vessel.
@@zapfanzapfan Im sure these icebreakers do have special access that most ship don't have. No doubt is Canadian territory but Im sure US and Canadian government gives icebreaker ship special access to pass through these icy areas so long as they pass through nothing else. Its the Arctic, would be interantional embarrassment if they didn't allow these icebreakers to pass through. Though the situtation will be different when the ice melts and ships pass through it more frequently.
@@zapfanzapfan Doesn't matter if it's a "state ship" or not, they still have the same right as private vessel's. Even warships have the right to innocent passage.
Clearly that would be the cleverest invasion route. A Detroit - Windsor passage is much more risky.
Not a single mention of the fact that the Northwest passage is sole Canadian water & territory, not a global 'Shipping route' and contrary to what the U.S coast guard Captain said throughout this video, the Northwest passage does not run "north of North America" it runs directly through it.
Another lie is that China is doing anything in Arctics. 99% of what's happening with the Northen Sea Route is solely Russia's doing. China is only involved finantially in some projects just like Quatar, India and Saudi Arabia. In fact India had invested more in Russian Arctics than China because India really needs coal. Hell even Finland and S. Korea do more than China or US, as they buld some of the ice-class ships for Russia.
Russia's building tens of ports, hundreds of km of railroads and roads there, tens of icebreakers, dosen of new cities. Rosatom is about to build tens of small floating nuclear power stations to electrify the sea rout, Russia is building the longest internet cable along the NSR. The number of projects and the amount of investments there is tremendous. And in the video they talk as if it's China's doing all that, and Russia's just provide territory.
This Canadian pipe dream of claiming the Nortwest passage is not gonna happen. The US holds all the cards in this dispute, and it is geopolitically important to us so why would we ever back down?
@@tiffanylaserna1288 Canada has laid claim to the passage for centuries. The passage is in between dozens of Canadian arctic islands, occupied by Canada's Inuit.
ummm Alaska?
@@tiffanylaserna1288 Russia/China also hold all the cards on the Crimea/Taiwan disputes, and it is geopolitically important to them so why would they ever back down?
How is it even an argument that Canada doesn't own the northwest passage? It literally passes through the middle of the Canadian arctic archipelago...
Same in indonesia
Even though the strait/passage lies entirely within Canada it is often the case that you have to allow others to pass through it unrestricted due to the rules of "transit passage" effectively making the passage international waters.
American and Russian navy disagree
Canada is weak, they don’t have a say
@@stephenlambert6407 lets see what say they have if they invite Russian and Chinese passage. Be be careful who you think you are friends with as the US ALWAYS has an anterior motive just like the others.
Only corporations would see the melted ice caps as a good thing.
Technically this video is doing the same thing
@@Bugneedfix I agree.
@@Bugneedfix CNBC is a corporation too…
The funniest part is that media in the West when talking about Arctics always mention that melting ice caps can open the sea routs during summer or winter and that's what Russia hope for. In reality Russia is building icebreakers fleet that can operate all year aroung regardless if there is a global warming or there isn't. Russia just don't care if the ice cap melting stops.
In the End, It'll cause the European coastal countries to experience cold winters because the Golfstream gets weaker with the desalination of the water because of the Ice caps melting.
Central Europe will expect drought and this will be even worse in the United States of A.
How about America, China, and Russia stay the hell out of Canadian waters. In fact, I love how our arctic sovereignty is conveniently glossed over in this video. It's almost as though Americans treat what is lawfully our territory as their own. It doesn't work that way. The fate of the Northwest Passage is to be decided by Canadians, especially the Inuit, and no one else. By international law and maritime law, the entire passage is Canadian territory. It also happens to be a diverse eco-system that supports the livelihood of the Inuit, and shipping will disrupt that. At the very least, Canada is owed tariffs comparably to those seen on the Panama and Suez canal for the use of OUR waterway.
Russia and China aren't planning anything in those waters. The ice there is much much thicker and further away from Russian gas and for China from European, African and the major South American markets. The North West Passage will never be able to compete with the route hugging Russia.
They are in Russian waters on the Northeast side, if you think the entire arctic ocean is Canadian water im laughing.
@@95ellington yeah the guy got me laughing in us Navy.
Canada and America should work together. American support and Canadian control
Freedom of passage and its international waters, deal with it.
So the US doesn't agree with Canadian territorial waters?
They don't. There is a view from outside Canada that these are 'international waters'. I disagree being that Canadian sovereign lands (islands) are on either side of the passages.
@@johnbee7729 that argument makes no sense? Are the Straights of Mallaca Malaysian/Singaporean us the Red Sea Egyptian/Sudanese/Israeli? No, because both are international passages.
United Nations granted sovereignty of the Northwest Passage to Canada
@@ecognitio9605 Are you blind? The short cut goes directly through Canada and ONLY our territorial islands, period. There isn’t another country between/beside the route.
Arguably the only part of this route that is international waters is near Alaska and Greenland, but if you look at the map, the rest of the route is sandwiched in our islands and territory. Americans are so self absorbed and ignorant it’s strange.
12 nautical miles
The Northwest Passage is Canadian Territory and needs to be treated as such. It is not an international waterway
But it is an international waterway, it is just not international waters those are legally 2 different things.
@schrodingers cat it's not an international waterway. The US coast guard has to ask permission to enter and travel through the Northwest Passage. Also to be labeled an international waterway, it has to be well traveled and where there is no other option to go a different route. With the Panama Canal, there's tolls to use that waterway. And same thing with the Northwest Passage
@sooje nite I agree, the Somalis get screwed over by countries stealing fish in their fishing waters. It is Slightly different then the Northwest Passage, since the NW passage run through the middle of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Where in Somalia the water are off the coast with no land in between. Countries need to respect others territorial waters
As a American it is Canadian territory.
@@baronvonjo1929 Please write your congress-critters telling them to officially recognize that.
The last bit may become the most relevant in the near future: the militarization of the artic.
That's why Alaska was so useful during the cold war.
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Canada did militarize, in the event of WW3 bombers would come over Canada, NOT Alaska, We had 3 radar lines (Pinetree, mid-Canada and Dew) that had radar stations that would detect incoming bombers and later ICBMs
Not to mention we would also be hit if the nukes fell short, so we had lots of interceptors and even air-to-air nukes
Canada's problem is that we have historically not been at war for long stretches, so our military is small, same with the air force and especially the navy, while at points they were big (WW1, WW2 and highest per Canadian was the war of 1812)
The annoying thing about the NW Passage is that it directly goes through Canadian waters (100km from any land is that country water), which due to the US of A being gung ho about using this new shipping path (saying its international to not have to pay for transit), is leading to tension between the countries
Absolutely not. The Arctic has an extremely low diffusion when it comes to contaminants. Even little pollution there will cause proportionally more damage as it will not be able to dilute into the environment. Any attempt to justify Arctic shipping is ONLY seated in profits and will harm the environment.
@@wedaktofi9939 For you to have this kinda girl or guy of your dream you need money look up Stephen Bernard Halterbeck to make more money for yourself
but the profits are based on needing to use less resources by having larger ships and less travel time.
@@paxtoncargill4661 to make profit look up Stephen Bernard Halterbeck
You know humans are going to do it anyways
Translated to plain English:
Please don't circumvent our 12 carrier groups and our control of all major trade lanes! Please? Because uhum, THE ENVIRONMENT! Yes, That's it! The environment!
Thank you for talking about indigenous voices in these issues which is often ignored by many Geopolitical debates in the media
it is ironic to hear these indigenous voices yapping about lost indigenous ways sitting in modern houses heated with oil/gas/coal eating modern food, enjoying modern healthcare and yet trying to make you feel bad for their lost indigenousness. It all is a gravy train. Money for nothing. But admittedly a very good reason for a left-bent snowflake to find another S to kiss.
Artic is canada and Russians. Not usa
Isn't it quite sad? By 2035, it'd be possible to send ships through that route, and as Ms. Dorough said, "the region can be traveled smoothly and safely because there's no ice." It's the Arctic for Christ's sake. It's supposed to be covered in ice. Disappointing.
Right. Meanwhile floods will destroy more more more
Scary
Nope. During the history of the Earth there are PLENTY of times when the Arctic wasn't "covered in ice".
plus it's importance to reflect sunlight into space, a landing spot for polar bears, the underwater ecosystem...
@@ldfgbnghcfhgvjbkhn I researched a bit and yes, there were times the Arctic was ice-free. From an article I read, 5 million years ago, the Arctic was ice-free because its waters were being circulated. Then 2.6 million years ago, geography changed and thermally isolated the region which encouraged ice sheets to form. Isn't it sad that we managed to melt the ice in the 300,000 years we existed? It's been there longer than modern humans existed.
So glad that Russia and China are hardly mentioned here! Therefore they can quietly go about their business of exploiting the Artic route to their benefit and become totally dominant in this route even because Russia has around 40 icebreakers (plus 12 over this decade) and the USA has...2?
What is the US going to do about it anyway? Every asian country has major interest in the norther sea route and the US cant tell them which route they must take.
"Leftists are the enemies within".... Putin and Chinese Communists are laughing at the West....
@@vlad_47 True but you know Uncle Sam has had for many decades now the nasty habit of meddling into other people's business.
@@josealbinosantosnogueira6013 Let them try to meddle with this. That route is nearly half as long as the Suez route.
China for example cant be forced to not use the russian route.
South Korea and India have invested in this project so also want to use it.
Not only that they have inveated a lot and built multipule bases there
Canadian internal waters guys. The US needs to respect established legalities.
Northwest passage is clearly in Canadian waters. We have land on both sides of the passage.also Santa Claus is canadian
Canada should have control over the passage, it’s a short cut not an essential waterway for a country sorry China and America
Not if they are more that 12 miles out. If the entire north pole melts what then?
It will never be economically viable unlike the one hugging Russia
It's international waters
If Canada wanted control or even cared about controlling the passing their Coast Guard would be doing what the US Coast Guard in doing.
@@chevy8018 they are ya dingus... This video just never mentioned it. Canada has had icebreakers up there for decades...
We don't wanna hurt anything. We just want to break the ice and spread pollution to another untouched place. We're gonna make a lot more money by doing it. What's wrong with that.
A few people understand it…
Right, you can’t trust china and russia.
Giid point. This is painful. Sea ice IS CRUCIAL
You can't BREATHE MONEY. AIR QUALITY? I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR MONEY
What is a ship a driving through water polluting the environment?
Since when was Northern Canada not part of Canada? Now that there’s money to be made?
The Northwest Passage is an internal Canadian waterway.
Sovereign property of Canada. The Yanks wouldn't appreciate us running HMCS Ottawa up the Potomac, same laws/principles apply here.
I mean Canada is practically apart of the us
The US/Canadian side of the Arctic is practically useless in this navigation. They have nothing to offer to be honest. the US/Canada west coast bringing goods to Europe via that route is impractical and costlier than the currently established trade routes. It's really China/Asia using it going to Europe that matters. I don't understand what the US has anything to say about it.
I'm hoping that the global community can come together to at least make an Arctic fishing treaty so we can avoid the current horrendous overfishing in international waters from devastating the Arctic ecosystem. Seriously doubt that China (the worst offender) would sign that though. Enforcement would also be difficult.
Won't be if you treat illegal fishers as pirates
CCP wouldn't care. They have no policy incentive either way for wild-caught fishery. It's mostly Chinese fishermen, cause now average Chinese fishermen has enough money to buy ocean worthy boats. They will just re-register their boat under a different flag, like what happened to everything else Chinese govt banned.
Countries like Iceland, UK, France that fought wars over wild-caught fishery would care more. In fact, unlike those countries, CCP don't answer to voters, they don't care about repercussions of passing such treaty, they just care about beating US & EU in the superpower game.
@@voidvector u r absolutely wrong this since US is the ONLY developed country that haven't sign the Law of Sea Treaty established by UN. Hell, even China and India signed in 1980s. Only fools believe the US media AND gov.
@@voidvector u have small eyes
For that to happen the US needs to recognize the NWP as internal Canadian waters.
How about completely ignoring the fact that USCGS Healy was escorted through the NWP and Canada's EEZ by the military Icebreaker HMCS Harry Dewolf amongst other CCG Icebreakers. NWP lies within Canada's EEZ and it will remain our sovereign waters.
How can the US *possibly* argue that the Northwest Passage does not pass through Canada???
The same reason the Russians, can I use the Baltic Sea should be international waters reason why the turks catch tax and shipping and the Dardanelles and Istanbul
@@titanicbigship You’re not even making sense
Its just rethoric trick of this CBS video. The real issue is that USA is seeking ways to give the Russian Northern Sea Route bad press because it circumvents US control of the oceans and US control of the Suez and Panama.
World is drowning and effecting with climate change here corporates are planning new route to ship goods.
What a crazy world !
lol, you like shipping across the world burning more carbon ?
Icebreakers are nuclear powered
@@SaiPraneeth21 dude it creates eco logical problems that's the primary thing
Check actual tidal gauge measurements. Nothing major is happening.
Do you prefer to be frozen?
THIS IS CANADIAN WATERS
The movie Don't look up got it correct. Instead of raising the alarm on melting ice, we are discussing profits. Humans will not make it to another planet.
Human extinction is inevitable
The only question is how will it happen
Naturally or self inflicted
First thing the US needs to do is recognize that the Nortthwest Passage is internal Canadian waters. Once the US does that the rest of the world will (grudgingly in some cases) fall into line. Then Canada can legally control who is allowed to transit through the NWP. Our friend and ally the US? Sure! Chinese fishing fleet? Sorry, closed for you.
The US insisting that the NWP is international waters actually harms their own economic and defence interests. Baffling behaviour.
its for tax reasons
having it be internal means that canada can get duties and stuff from shipping and have plans if something happens like a disaster
having it international means theres no cost and canada has to foot the bill for infrastructure and emergencys
The northwest passage is Canadian territory
Honestly I don't feel bad for U.S. "falling behind" on this matter. As if humanity hasn't caused enough rough times to the ice caps. Let's declare the Arctic waters an international nature reserve, prohibiting any vessels to pass through.
The US falling behind doesn't mean the Arctic is saved, it means Russia and China are ahead
No. Russia and China are going to SIGNIFICANTLY increase their trade with Europe. If you think they’re not going to take advantage of that you’re crazy. Russia is already building some of the biggest ports in the world along its northern border. They’re WAAAAAAY ahead of you.
@@brixan... China I’m not sure, but Russia yes.
As the U.S. falls behind. Canada takes the lead.
@@randomassname445 That is not how things work either the US and Canada lead or Russian and China will its not either the US or Canada you have your teams wrong. Canada and the US are obliviously on the same side any disagreements are insignificant the teams are china/russia vs US /canada that's all. The US and Canada already hold regular military exercises in the arctic its just a matter of building infrastructure
Wouldn’t they pollute that water. Maybe because they started doing this this is why The glaciers are starting to melt. I am against all of this this is wrong
Bunker diesel cause ~40% of the worlds transportation pollution. But I want my goods same day.
Then let them melt lol
This is more than bunker look up Stephen Bernard Halterbeck and see testimonies
Activities that have devastating environmental impacts often have very lucrative economical advantages.
Once the Arctic shipping route opens up, it will not shut down and there will be little to no motivation for countries to tackle climate change. It will be the final nail for the Arctic.
And the planet.
I wonder how the indigenous people managed to get their TVs and tacos transported to their houses in the 1900s when we didn't complain about climate change...
3:36 This woman is the face of the USA: "I pretend to be nice by smiling a lot, but whatever I say goes"
This comment thread proves than Canadians ARE capable of getting angry.
It's is in Norway North of northern Canada. It is literally part of northern Canada.
Good for Canada and Russia horrible for humanity.
Fascinating video. Don't often say that from CNBC but kudos to you and well done. Definitely would like to hear more.
Finally, something I can talk about at parties.
US: "This is a sign of our terrible climate crisis from burning too much fossil fuel."
Russia: "I see this as an absolute win. MORE GAS, VASILIY!"
Lol no, usa is destroying the world, Russian just selling the oil 🤔🤔
In 2007 Al Gore claimed the Arctic would be ice free in 2014. now they guess it will be ice free in 2035. Sounds like pie in the sky to me.
3:32 SIgh... stuff like this is why Canada is inevitably going to have to militarize and mine the NWP at a minimum. It's not International waters, but the moment $$$ is involved you can count on the good ol' USA to talk about srewing over their closest ally. Do you think the water in between the Hawaiian islands is also international waters? How about the Aleutians?
Calm down the US is not going to attack canada or anything lol. It's mostly a non-issue and the US and canada have just agreed to disagree. Even if canada did try to defend it ( which they won't need to ) its not like you guys can fend of the US. Besides no country in the world recognizes the northwest passage as Canadian waters so don't single out America only. We're not going to screw you guys over. On the contrary the US would most likely defend you. The Canadian military literally can't defend your own country by themselves in the event of an attack. You guys have too big of a country for such a small population and military.
I participated in building of 3 world largest nuclear icebrackers (project 22220) and floating nuclear power plant "Akademik Lomonosov"(that now working in Arctic).
Canada needs to build up our Naval and Air forces if we want to assert our sovereignty over the Arctic, because the Americans definitely aren't going to do it for us.
how about you "Canadians" get the heck out of Canada and give the land back to the natives (oh wait, you genocided them)? you dont have any sovereignty, land robbers!!!
US has very little say about shipping. Compared to China, the biggest trading nation, US is a dwarf in terms of shipping. It does use its military bullying around though. Had it spent more money on civilian shipping, it probably would’ve been much better positioned
3:30 if the USA doesn't accept that the Northwest Passage is in Canadian waters then the USA shouldn't be allowed to use it .. If they use it any amount then they WILL claim it as USA ...
Artic Shipping will certainly sparkle another set of international tensions. Canada and Russia are just some of the countries who have already stated moves and voicing rights and concerns on the subject. The legal and strategic aspects of this route are more complex than simple commercial interests. The fact we have this route as an option is very concerned. All the ice is becoming liquid water and causing increasing havoc in many parts of the world. This is just the start!
There is an old town here in the SHOW-ME-STATE called New Madrid. It’s like the Oldest Town In Missouri. There is an old saying from early in the 18th Century about life along the Mighty Mississippi River one MOMENT…
and the next moment:
“Keep one EYE on the RIVER, and the other EYE on the HILLS”
🌊✝️🌊
I think its clear from this video that no one with a shot at making money cares if Canada is crushed and Inuit are destroyed and all the existing islands and continental seaports are drowned and all us peasants are left scrabbling for food & water .. I cannot for the life of me see who they think is going to buy all this cool stuff they are shipping and mining. Oh .. THATS why we need to go to space, to find customers.
@@rb-pk8ds The heart of the problem you stated is limitless and immoral greed. We unfortunately have plenty of that and is causing society to implode. I see nothing wrong with being rich but when you get to a level where money is just a tool for you to shape society to your own views and in detriment to millions, we definitely have a problem. Are are already experiencing lots of that.
The average NWP, North West Passage (mostly thru Canada) ice sheet is much THICKER and reamins much longer thoughout the year than the NSR, Northern Sea Route, which goes close to Russia and will become a third Route for the Chinese BRI, Belt and Road Inititive...
I mean, the U$ is falling behind in pretty much everything so it also falling behind in the Arctic Shipping shouldn't come as a surprise and is to be expected.
But we are still good at printing money
@@andreycham4797 Spot on.
The North west passage is so blatantly Canadian territory that it’s laughable to deny it
how about you "Canadians" get the heck out of Canada and give the land back to the natives (oh wait, you genocided them)? you dont have any sovereignty, land robbers!!!
@@zhanglini well we didn't the british did before canada became a thing. And interns of genocide america is #1
Russia is building a nuclear fleat of icebreakers btw, not CHINA. Stop saying Russian and China all the time
Bro, are you first time watching American TV channel?
um, yes you will have an argument about the Northwest Passage being in Canadian Waters, seriously, do some homework before posting such nonsense.
So the Panama Canal isn't in Panama? SMH
"The NWP is situated in relatively friendly geopolitical waters".
You mean Canada right? Just say it.
Not only that, but the US is falling behind in papyrus basket weaving. The decline of our country is plain for all to see, and it's very distressing.
I don’t think anybody said Arctic, they all say “Artic”. Please somebody inform them!
@Texsun! The same people who confuse arctic and antarctic tend to say "not that big of a deal"
meh. english is tough. also, what you're hearing is probably an appropriate pronunciation according to most english linguists. this is nowhere close to a 'nucular' problem (thanks gwb).
The British says it right.
The British guy says it right.
It’s not the Arctic or Northwest Passage, it’s the internal waters of Canada.
The U$ is falling behind in pretty much everything so it also falling behind in the Arctic Shipping shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone and is in fact to be expected.
@@wolfdog5981 True.
The Northwest Passage literally runs through Canadian land. Yet your commentators refuse to acknowledge that. Why?
If your ships use the Canadian passage, you will have to pay us fees.
American ship don't pay fee dude when they go in swizz and pacific all they do is flex there military. that's the reason why China won't put tariff when treding with US because they won't pay beside flexing military.
How come there is still so much ice? From reading reports and videos one must logically presume there is hardly any ice left.
Intresting how they said we are suppose to have no ice in the Artic by now.
#1 corporate profit
#2 environmental impact
By 2020 our children will not know what snow is - Al Gore
One fears the day when the first oil soaked polar bear washes up on Arctic shores
Nice video.
"Hey, as long as we're destroying the planet and melting the ice caps, we might as well exploit the situation even more!"
Exactly what I was thinking.
You actually believe that the earth is warming because of man, that's a funny joke. This must be the first time the climate has ever changed.
@@tira2145 you actually think that 9 billion people extracting every last resource from every last place on the planet doesn’t have ANY effect on the earth? That’s funny. Every other living thing on this planet in those numbers has an effect on the planet. Why would you think humans who use WAY more resources than those other living things would have no effect on earth? Your logic makes no sense.
@@shasmi93 let me guess, if we just tax the developed countries a lot, and keep the poor countries from delovping any more. Is that the answer? When I see the leading advocates actually live by what they want the rest of us to suffer through, then I will pay attention. How many times has Al gore taken a private jet? Obama lives on a island?
Pumping CO2 into the atmosphere 10 times faster than the petm extinction event. What's the worse that could happen?
Am sure that with economic pressures (or corporate greed) will take every opportunity to eff up the Arctic waterways. Only a matter of time
Totally agree!
Damn, that polar bear mom and cub comment was tone deaf.
Please don't open it! How will we explain that route to the "Flat-Earth" folks?
They already know about it. You can see a lot of them in this comment section. You can spot them out by the “climate change isn’t real” comments. They are among us and aware. Trust me.
"Flat-Earth folks" are a hyped psyop to make midwits like you feel smart and superior just because you know that the world is round.
Amazon saw a shipping problem 5 years ago. Started investing in planes and ships
3:40 What the hell..
To pass via the southwest passage "you"need "to have good relationships with Russia"? And why is that? "Because Russia is not a 'friendly' and country", because their defend theirs rights inside their territorial waters. This is not a problem for "you" on the northwest passage, because "you" can just disrespect Canada trampling all over their territorial waters.
Just what you expect'd from the "rules based order" country.
Didnt know Canadian islands is now owned by America now.
I just had to do a research project on the coming importance of the artic shipping. Pretty cool to see this video bow
You should also check the Novatek shipyard in Murmansk that was bult recantly, how they make concrete floating factories for LNGs and other resources. Like in Novaya Zemlya they plan to excavate resourses and use floating plant together with floating nuclear power plant. And when the project is over and the resources are depleted they can move to another location on that archiepelago, and leave nothing behind.
Falling Behind in everything
Find it terrifying that we know the passage would be fully usable by 2040 and some are actually really hoping for that to happen! Why are we even allowing any sea movement in that region? Just doesn’t make sense
Still got millions of people believing global warming is a hoax, meanwhile we have a shipping lane that was frozen over year round and considered mythical in generations past opening up over the course of a couple decades, and Russia constructing ports on their northern coasts, betting on climate change opening them up for business in coming decades.
1905- first successful navigation of the Northwest Passage in a small boat requiring navigating spots of as little as 3 feet of water. Not navigated again at all for 40 years.
2013 - first commercial bulk carrier ship passage, made by a ship sitting too deep to be allowed through the Panama Canal (whose draft depth limit is like 50 feet)
Why are the U.S. behind on this?
We should be building this up so that we need it, we are prepared for tomorrow
Yep… the Artic should be open for shipping…
It is open , just pay Russians
Also for you to understand, to travel through the Nothern Sea Route you have to have a permission from Russia because (a) you'll need an icebreaker even to travel in the international waters of the Arctic seas, and only Russia has them, (b) NSR several times passes through the straights between Russian islands within Russian territorial waters.
Russia have no objection if you use an icebreaker and travel around those islands in the international waters.
US wants to make Russian territorial waters between these islands international, but what you hear in the media is that Russia wants to make NSR into their own territorial waters, which is untrue, because it's already theirs. Much like NWR is mostly in the Canadian sea waters.
The solution is simple. Just keep the US out of Arctics, with their stupid claims and everyone would be happy.
Not Accurate, the US has some.
That may directly polluted arctic area.. It's like get solution with another big problem..
Unfortunately, the United States has all but abandoned the Arctic by its long refusal to adequately fund the U.S. Coast Guard's Arctic (and Antarctic mission). In the mid-1970s, the Coast Guard had seven arctic (wind class icebreakers built in the 1940s: Northwind, Southwind, Eastwind, Westwind, Burton Island, Staten Island and Edisto). By the late 1970s, that number was reduced to two polar class icebreakers (Polar Star & Polar Sea) one of which was decommissioned and designated as a parts vessel, and one Wind Class icebreaker - Northwind (decommissioned in the late 1980s). The Polar Star is still in operation but is continually breaking down after over 45 years of service. The Healy shown in this video is termed as a medium icebreaker and is only capable of continuously breaking up to 4.5 feet of ice. By comparison, the wind class icebreakers were able to continuously break over 7 feet of ice and over 13 feet of ice by backing and ramming. The Polar class icebreakers were capable of continuously breaking over six feet of ice at three knots and over 21 feet of ice by backing and ramming. Disclosure: I served on the USCGC Staten Island (WAGB-278) from 1972 - 74. I worked on the commissioning of both the Polar Star and Polar Sea.
just like we abandoned nuclear power
I know why. Americans don't like cold weather.
the planet: *dying
Humans: Its free real estate
One arctic ice breaker for the US. Canada has 20+ and Russia 40+. Yeah, I would say the US is falling behind.
Where has cnbc been? Saying that the recent supply chain troubles have started the conversation about using the arctic as a shipping lane when that concept has been discussed a number of years along with the story that the USA has far less ice breakers than Russia or Canada. Nice story but old news.
Is Panama in trouble?
China claims it's a near arctic country
Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha
Why are only the inuits concerned about the arctic de-icing?! Why is everyone else talking about it so casually?!?!
The inuits are "concerned" because they won't be able to act like savages to club the seals and poach the polar bears anymore. They couldn't care less about the environment.
More ways to warm the globe
In what world is China near the Arctic Ocean?
lol, in their mind if it benifit them
A question I never thought to ask.
Climates will always change, and climate change is the most natural thing on the planet earth.
Did u not see the Russian ship up there
The U.S. falls behind in every thing.
Hey. Some smart points. environmental costs outweigh everything else.
What will happen, if the global temperature is falling? That's a possibility too. Just have a think!
Opening the Arctic to commercial navigation is very, very, very scary ! I am shaking on my couch...
Singapore:Well I’m screwed
Russia:I shall employ bears to man the port !
USA has only 2 pretty old icebreakers, Russia has 5 and they are nuclear.
6 nuclear ones in service, 4 ordered or being constructed (and plans to order 2 more). They also have about 30 diesel ones in service. It's not much of a race.
It's not that essential when you have the entire pacific and the Atlantic
@@seanthe100 it is essential in Arctic.
@@spqr1945 Apparently, the Arctic is not a high priority for the states. Otherwise, dozens of icebreakers would have been built long ago. Technically, but also financially, this is easily manageable. Such an icebreaker costs only a fraction of an airplane carrier.
@@huckleberryfinn6578 you just make excuses for America.
draining the seas of life...
Lol Canada needs to pursue a hefty load of lobbying to other countries whether their Arctic route should be used as prime route as Russia's is so much faster and cheaper as one for Europe-Asia shipping line. Both Canada and US have no clear reason to disparage the usage of Russian route if there are any some sorts of dispute.