The Aegis missile system they're sticking in it kind of explains it. Anyway, the Russian nuke icebreakers are definitely more awesome and cost about the same th

The Aegis missile system they're sticking in it kind of explains it. Anyway, the Russian nuke icebreakers are definitely more awesome and cost about the same thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_22220_icebreaker And unlike the US ones, they appear to be icebreakers of peace.