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"Odd Man out at Sea" — Thad W. Allen, Richard L. Armitage, and John J. Hamre — New York Times — April 25, 2011
The authors argue that U.S. failure to ratify the Law of the Sea has put "the world’s leading maritime power ... at a military and economic disadvantage."
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"Mining the Seafloor for Rare-Earth Minerals" — William J. Broad — New York Times — November 09, 2010
For decades, entrepreneurs have tried to strike it rich by gathering up the manganese nodules that carpet the global seabed but until now they have not been able to prove the economic viability of these ventures. The nodules turn out to contain so-called rare-earth minerals — elements that have wide commercial and military application but have hit a production roadblock.
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