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Which country launched its first in the series Project 22220 versatile nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’ to boost India’s Arctic Plans via Northern Sea Route?
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Russia
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USA
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China
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UK
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Project 22220 is a series of nuclear-powered icebreakers developed by Russia. This project’s icebreaker is 173.3 meters long and 34 meters broad with a 33,500-tonne displacement.
Detailed explanation-2: -For Prelims: Arctic Council, Climate Change, Arctic Region, India’s Arctic Policy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Lenin, world’s first nuclear-powered surface ship, a large icebreaker built by the Soviet Union in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) in 1957. The Lenin was 134 metres (440 feet) long, displaced 16,000 tons, and cruised in normal waters at 18 knots (33 km/hr, or 21 mph).
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