license. Source . Author: Ministry of Defence. Attribution: Mil.ru. Russia’s plans to make use of nuclear-powered submarines for the transportation of liquefied natural gas across Arctic waters mark a very daring and futuristic vision, emphasizing the country’s ambition to establish dominance in shipping and resource exploitation within the Arctic.Proposed submarines would differ from their military cousins in that they are designed to operate in a transport function, carrying large volumes of LNG from Russia’s Arctic coastline to energy-hungry markets in Asia. These proposals have raised significant debate among experts and industry onlookers alike, from admiration for the technological ambition to skepticism regarding how economically viable and practically such a project would be.This concept of nuclear submarines to navigate around traditional ways of shipping has its roots in Russia’s strategic ambition of reducing dependency upon routes such as the Suez Canal, which often face congestion or are vulnerable to geopolitical disruptions. It crosses the Russian Arctic coast, and the advantage of it is becoming increasingly tempting: while the sea ice in the Arctic…