US Homeland Security Secretary Noem signs deal with Canada & Finland for 'Icebreaker' boats to defend Arctic

Good news!

Somebody ought to tell Kristi Noem that the Antarctica, not the Arctica is the last frontier!

"U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday signed a deal with Canada and Finland – as part of the three countries' "Icebreaker" boat collaboration – to defend the Arctic as Russia seeks to expand in the region.

The partnership is officially known as the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort and started in July 2024 to try to outpace Russia in its expansion in the Arctic ... The U.S. and Canada will be able to meet the partnership's demands with Finland’s shipbuilding expertise. ...

In the deal signed by Noem, Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman, and Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto, there will be 11 new icebreakers built over the next several years. ..."

Noem signs deal with Canada, Finland for 'Icebreaker' boats to defend Arctic | Just The News "“The Arctic is the world’s last, most wild frontier, and our adversaries are racing to claim its strategic position and its natural resources for their own,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said"