Eric Czuleger

Yeah, they crush ice so that you can create navigability between Arctic spaces. I think that they have something like 350 or so. We have 3.5, like one that's only an icebreaker or can be retrofitted to an icebreaker.

Yeah, they crush ice so that you can create navigability between Arctic spaces. I think that they have something like 350 or so. We have 3.5, like one that's only an icebreaker or can be retrofitted to an icebreaker.

And so they're like, okay, well, we have this Arctic defense strategy, this Arctic security strategy that we're trying to develop and we're trying to figure out how this is going to affect American security, but we need icebreakers. And it's like, okay, so the question is, how do we get icebreakers? Well, as it turns out, having an icebreaker factory is really expensive.

And so they're like, okay, well, we have this Arctic defense strategy, this Arctic security strategy that we're trying to develop and we're trying to figure out how this is going to affect American security, but we need icebreakers. And it's like, okay, so the question is, how do we get icebreakers? Well, as it turns out, having an icebreaker factory is really expensive.

And so they're like, okay, well, we have this Arctic defense strategy, this Arctic security strategy that we're trying to develop and we're trying to figure out how this is going to affect American security, but we need icebreakers. And it's like, okay, so the question is, how do we get icebreakers? Well, as it turns out, having an icebreaker factory is really expensive.

And the only person that would be, or the only country that we'd be purchasing icebreakers from is Russia, but we can't buy icebreakers from them. So it's like the next best option is to buy icebreakers from Finland. But it's like, how much money are we going to have to invest into just icebreakers to ensure that we are prepared for any sort of Arctic national security crisis?

And the only person that would be, or the only country that we'd be purchasing icebreakers from is Russia, but we can't buy icebreakers from them. So it's like the next best option is to buy icebreakers from Finland. But it's like, how much money are we going to have to invest into just icebreakers to ensure that we are prepared for any sort of Arctic national security crisis?

And the only person that would be, or the only country that we'd be purchasing icebreakers from is Russia, but we can't buy icebreakers from them. So it's like the next best option is to buy icebreakers from Finland. But it's like, how much money are we going to have to invest into just icebreakers to ensure that we are prepared for any sort of Arctic national security crisis?

I know that there's concern of this over this icebreaker gap. And it's something that the five eyes, so the five like English speaking intelligence sharing networks are looking at doing cost sharing to ensure that they can all sort of like use the icebreaker. But like it doesn't like the dollars don't make sense unless you have a pretty deep order book for your icebreakers. Right.

I know that there's concern of this over this icebreaker gap. And it's something that the five eyes, so the five like English speaking intelligence sharing networks are looking at doing cost sharing to ensure that they can all sort of like use the icebreaker. But like it doesn't like the dollars don't make sense unless you have a pretty deep order book for your icebreakers. Right.

I know that there's concern of this over this icebreaker gap. And it's something that the five eyes, so the five like English speaking intelligence sharing networks are looking at doing cost sharing to ensure that they can all sort of like use the icebreaker. But like it doesn't like the dollars don't make sense unless you have a pretty deep order book for your icebreakers. Right.

But yeah, I mean, this kind of Arctic strategy is being thought about actively. That's crazy. The next best example that I have for information space defense is cyber defense, right? So after 9-11... they started talking about how we need cyber defense capabilities, right?

But yeah, I mean, this kind of Arctic strategy is being thought about actively. That's crazy. The next best example that I have for information space defense is cyber defense, right? So after 9-11... they started talking about how we need cyber defense capabilities, right?

But yeah, I mean, this kind of Arctic strategy is being thought about actively. That's crazy. The next best example that I have for information space defense is cyber defense, right? So after 9-11... they started talking about how we need cyber defense capabilities, right?

This was before we saw any major cyber attacks because the concern at that time was what they were calling like a digital Pearl Harbor. And that would be, you know, this devastating attack on the United States that came through our IT systems. Now, this was before we had seen any major cyber attacks. Now we've seen quite a few cyber attacks.

This was before we saw any major cyber attacks because the concern at that time was what they were calling like a digital Pearl Harbor. And that would be, you know, this devastating attack on the United States that came through our IT systems. Now, this was before we had seen any major cyber attacks. Now we've seen quite a few cyber attacks.

This was before we saw any major cyber attacks because the concern at that time was what they were calling like a digital Pearl Harbor. And that would be, you know, this devastating attack on the United States that came through our IT systems. Now, this was before we had seen any major cyber attacks. Now we've seen quite a few cyber attacks.

We have constant examples of information space attacks, but no strategy to address them. We had briefly a couple of organizations that were stood up in order to sort of establish deterrence in the information space. So there was the Global Engagement Center, and that was sort of destroyed. It was defunded. And then there was one more that I think only lasted like six months.

We have constant examples of information space attacks, but no strategy to address them. We had briefly a couple of organizations that were stood up in order to sort of establish deterrence in the information space. So there was the Global Engagement Center, and that was sort of destroyed. It was defunded. And then there was one more that I think only lasted like six months.

We have constant examples of information space attacks, but no strategy to address them. We had briefly a couple of organizations that were stood up in order to sort of establish deterrence in the information space. So there was the Global Engagement Center, and that was sort of destroyed. It was defunded. And then there was one more that I think only lasted like six months.