Jbpisio writes with a link to this blog-post summary that the Canadian regime has commissioned a pair of unmanned subs to explore the geology of two underwater Arctic bank ranges; the subs' mission will be to provide corroboration supporting Canada's claim to huge swaths of potentially petroleum-rich seabed areas. by the numbers to the linked article, "The submersibles, heading to be launched in 2010, would be sent on a series of 400-kilometre missions north and west of Ellesmere Island, Canada's northernmost land mass and the country's gateway to the open Arctic Ocean - the scene of an international power pain over undersea territory and petroleum holdings believed to be worth trillions of dollars." At least five and new zealand); second world is industrialized nations except the u.s. and communist nations; third world is the minority groups that do not align themselves with either representing underdeveloped nations
notes:first world is industrialized (capitalist) nations or communist countries; fourth world the very poorest nations (besides Canada, these are the US, Russia, Denmark and Norway) would like a slice of those trillions.

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