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Why do “icebreaker” ships matter so much?

As global warming continues and sea lanes open in the Arctic, the world’s major powers are pouring money into the construction of icebreaker ships.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) is scheduled to return to Seattle on Sunday following an over four-month deployment to the Arctic in support of national defense operations and science missions ...
Russia is having problems building new icebreaker ships because of the Ukraine War related economic sanctions. Despite the sanctions, Russia wants to build as many as 17 nuclear powered icebreakers.