We're buying new ships, we're buying new helicopters, we're buying new physical infrastructure. And critically, we are investing in ice cutters and polar ice cutters and Arctic ice cutters. Right now, China is kicking our ass in the Arctic. And the Arctic is critical for national security. Any war ICBMs are gonna come over the Arctic. The Arctic is now you've got the United States on the Arctic. (31:16–31:21)
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Asserts that China currently has an advantage over the U.S. in the Arctic.
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