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Trump Wants Review Of Polar Security Cutter Needs In Arctic, Antarctic

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

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Trump Wants Review Of Polar Security Cutter Needs In Arctic, Antarctic

Artist rendering of the Polar Security Cutter. Image by Halter Marine and Technology Associates.

President Donald Trump has tasked his senior national and economic security leadership with assessing the nation’s needs for a fleet of Polar Security Cutters (PSCs) for operations in the Arctic and Antarctic regions, to include nuclear-powered assets, in a surprise memorandum issued June 9. He also directed a study be done on near- and mid-term leasing options for polar icebreakers. The memorandum directs a review of requirements for a fleet of PSCs and related assets that would ensure “a persistent…

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