USA will use nuclear submarines to study Arctic ice

The U.S. Navy and civilian scientists have established a program that enables scientists to use Navy submarines to collect data from Arctic regions that are normally beyond scientists' reach.

American scientists who study the Arctic's icy cap now have a new weapon at their disposal – nuclear-powered Navy submarines, The New York Times reports.

Civilian researchers have signed an agreement with the Navy to revive a dormant program that uses submarines to collect information on parts of the Arctic's ice and ocean that normally lie beyond scientists' reach.

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