I have long been disappointed that the USN does not have any nuclear powered icebreakers. Ice is one of the few things that can seriously inhibit surface fleet operations, and having a ship tailor-made to break through thick ice, and also to bust up navigation hazard icebergs should be common sense.
These things are gorgeous if you have seen them in the open ice. I once witnessed one coming to lift a truck fallen into a hole in the Arctic Ocean. That’s an earthquake comings and then all the lights. One of the most impressive things you might ever see.