Meet 'Ural,' Russia's New Nuclear-Powered Icebreaking Behemoth

Dang!

An important step for them to control the North Pole. What are our plans to combat this?

Forgive me for laughing but I can't help wondering about the wisdom of betting on climate change. Let's say it really warms up so much so, as Al Gore predicted, that ice breakers aren't needed in the Arctic. Or that we enter a mini ice age and the ice pack exceeds the capabilities of these new ships. Can Russia afford taking such risks?