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The United States government should invest more in maritime awareness, ice-hardened naval ships and search-and-rescue capabilities to better protect its growing interests in the Arctic region, according to a key lawmaker.With its massive ice melting, the Arctic is increasingly attractive as a commercial and military transportation route and as a source of oil and other natural resources. As a result, Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) welcomed a plan, contained in an upcoming Department of Defense report on Arctic strategy, to work with…
