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three-two. reporter: as the sub smashes to the surface through that two feet of ice. this is what they punched through. we re on the top of the sail of the uss annapolis. this is the arctic ice pack. we are 200 miles north of prudhoe bay. it s minus 53 today. that is with the windchill. on the surface to greet the sub some of the 50 people who live here for a month to help test new equipment. climate change has made this a critical mission. the ice is thinning and receding, possibly opening up waterways, which will give competing countries access to what may be 25% of the world s undiscovered oil. you can imagine if the ice recedes it could become a major shipping route and the united states wants to be able to operate in that shipping route. reporter: david kerley, abc, on the polar ice cap north of

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