We have one good one. That's encouraging. The Americans have two. The Russians have 40 and their hulls are much thicker than ours. In fact, just last year, they launched the Sibir, the world's largest—and by the way, the only nuclear-powered icebreakers in the world are Russian icebreakers. They are not just investing in deep-sea drilling. They're making huge multi-billion dollar investments in six Arctic bases. They have plans to add a third Arctic brigade. Not that long ago, they planted a flag on the Arctic seabed.
Listening to how the picture was painted by the department, I'm very concerned.
To my questions, have we ever not granted passage?