The Trump administration is increasing its icebreaking fleet in the Arctic, per a new report that warns other nations are expanding their "capabilities" in the resource-rich region — singling out China as a particular threat.

Why it matters: As the Arctic climate rapidly warms, China and Russia have been moving into the region — seeing the northern reaches as a resource-rich crossroads, and melting ice grants new travel and trade routes as well as opportunities for military basing, per Axios' Colin Demarest. • Trump's desire for the U.S. to control Greenland is based largely on a desire to tap the Arctic territory's immense mineral wealth, Axios' Dave Lawler notes. • Now, the Department of Homeland Security is prioritizing "building and maintaining Arctic and polar icebreakers domesti

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